Star Trek 25th Anniversary - Solar eclipse puzzle?

[Alienman]

Just got this game and I'm really enjoying it. But the first real puzzle got me really confused! Can someone explain the logic behind the eclipse puzzle? Yes, I have tried to goggle it, but the only thing I get is how to solve it, no explaining why it is solved the way it is.

I really tried, but not seeing the logic in it, and the solution got me as stumped as the actual puzzle

 

[Unkillable Cat]

I only faintly remember this puzzle, but IIRC I just looked up the solution back then.

Digging around a bit today, I found that having Spock use the Tricorder on the drawing above the panel may yield some clues.

Another clue is "when there's an eclipse, everything's supposed to be dark".

 

[Alienman]

Yeah, the thing is I understand the puzzle (what to do), and I have used Spock. But I really don't understand the solution. I was just hoping someone could explain it. I tried everything trying to solve it. Didn't work. I gave up and looked up the solution and the levers are supposed to go in the middle... all of them- What the hell, why? Why are not the lights representing the actual color on the planets/moons not blocked out for an example?

I know it doesn't matter but I'm really curious!

The solution:

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Seeing as the goal is to make everything as dark as possible, and the puzzle being solved once the lights on the left are at their minimum, it is safe to conclude that those lights represent the amount of daylight present.

As to why the dials must be placed in a near central position, I surmise that the creators of this device possessed a form of night vision.

(The above lines must be read in Leonard Nimoy's voice.)

 

[Alienman]

Hehe, nice. I guess it could be as easy as that.