Black to save on heating?

During a polar night it gets so dark that once you’re out of flashlight range it doesn’t matter.

The issue is the wind blown snow reducing visibility.

> During a polar night it gets so dark that once you’re out of flashlight range it doesn’t matter.

During the polar night the moon is up 1/2 the time, and it's from 1/2 full to full to 1/2 full, so there is still a source of light at least 1/2 the time.

Making them black to save on heating is a good point though. Same with wind blown snow being the main issue with visibility.

Black would also radiate more energy out though. And there's a lot more energyv that can go out than in, in winter. I would imagine using silver colored would be best for insulation.

I wonder if material color was actually a design consideration? Or if material lifespan was more important?

Either way, very interseting project to get to work on, designing such a station.