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UmbralRaptor t1_iwvhi5p wrote on November 18, 2022 at 5:38 PM

Reply to comment by didntpayforshit in Is it possible for two planets to orbit each other in a way where Planet A is tidally locked to the sun while Planet B is in geostationary orbit on the dark side of Planet A, thus putting Planet B in a constant total solar eclipse? by FenrirButAGoodBoy

Sort of. JWST's halo orbit is around the L2 point instead of at it, and requires the occasional correction.

(way around it, Earth never gets in front of the sun: https://jwst-docs.stsci.edu/jwst-observatory-characteristics/jwst-orbit)