Can you use a magnifying glass and moonlight to light a fire?

Re:Can you use a magnifying glass and moonlight to light a f... by nealabq on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @12:56PM (#11211640)

This also explains why you could start a fire in the middle of a moonless night with the light from a single star.

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Re:Can you use a magnifying glass and moonlight to light a f... by dzdt on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @01:42PM (#11211977)

By back-of-the envelope calculation I get the diameter of the magnifying glass required is the same as diameter of Earth, within an order of magnitude.

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Re:Can you use a magnifying glass and moonlight to light a f... by aback on Wednesday March 02, 2016 @01:53PM (#11212061)

or even venus

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