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Posted by: malgar Aug 3 2006, 08:13 PM

It's all in scale.
The sun diameter is 2 m, the Earth diameter is 1.8 cm. To be in scale I should put Pluto 8.4 km away from the sun

I haven't yet built the giant planets. But there are a lot of moons

On the Sun you can see the Earth not painted.

Posted by: djellison Aug 3 2006, 08:24 PM

That is VERY cool

Doug

Posted by: David Aug 3 2006, 09:44 PM

Poor little Enceladus; not only is it very small, but its albedo is so high I can barely see it against its paper background.

Don't forget 2003 UB313! And Ceres (Cere? Cerere?), which is even larger than Encelado.

How do you say "Mimas" in Italian? Mima? Mimante?

Posted by: malgar Aug 3 2006, 10:14 PM

Right! These are good suggestions!
Dilo has suggested me the Voyagers escaping the solar system.. but I should use a nanostructure
I say Cerere and Mimas (never used Mimante or Mima but they could be the real italian names)

Posted by: PhilCo126 Aug 4 2006, 09:41 PM

Well, now You just have to figure out the distances ( Astronomical Unit ) and place the planet in correct locations
Something simular was done in Belgium with bronze models of the planets located in different cities using the correct distances ...

Posted by: malgar Aug 4 2006, 10:04 PM

Already done PhilCo126!
It's an activity for kids that will be there in 20 days!
I have the Google Earth file with the placemarks but it doesn't me allow to upload it here.

Posted by: helvick Aug 5 2006, 12:31 AM

Rename it as something lse (.jpg, .png, .xls work for sure) then you can upload it and we can rename it ourselves to .kmz. I for one want to see this.

Posted by: malgar Aug 5 2006, 07:49 AM

Uploaded! You have to rename it .kmz
Thanks

Posted by: Canopus Aug 5 2006, 11:29 AM

Nice!

(Not just remember folks, Saturn and its system are -mine-)... lol...

Posted by: bigdipper Aug 10 2006, 03:04 AM

Scale model of the solar system in Aroostook "The County" Maine (center at Presque Isle) 64km Pluto to Sun

http://www.umpi.maine.edu/info/nmms/solar/
1:93,000,000 scale

Community solar system (w/passports!) centered at Boston Museum of Science, Cambridge, MA
http://www.mos.org/sln/wtu/css.html
1:400,000,000 scale

Both are tourist attractions worth visiting. The one in Maine is driveable along Route 1 from Houlton to Presque Isle with the models along the highway, and a map available at the rest areas keeps the kids busy (are we at Mars yet?)

The Boston model is much more challenging to navigate (as is the Boston traffic) and can take a couple of dedicated days to visit or a couple of years of "when you're nearby get your passport stamped". Like letterboxing.

I have to say, having seen both of these models, I am very impressed with yours. Now all you have to do is talk to the local bureau of tourism.

Posted by: ljk4-1 Aug 10 2006, 01:13 PM

The Sagan Planet Walk in Ithaca, New York, is one mile long from the downtown
commons to the Sciencenter. It is an educational tribute to Carl Sagan, Cornell
professor, long-time Ithaca resident, and science popularizer.

http://www.sciencenter.org/saganpw/

The Sun model in the commons is a hole in the top of the monument about the
width of a basketball. By comparison, Pluto and Charon are barely visible dots.

http://geology.about.com/library/weekly/aa081802a6.htm

The moon stats for Jupiter through Pluto are in serious need of updating, as the
SPW was dedicated in 1997. And I'm not quite sure what they're going to do
in regards to those really big KBOs and TNOs they keep finding.

One other fact about the SPW that always gets people is that they plan on
dedicating a plaque marking the scaled location of the nearest star system,
Alpha Centauri. It is to be located in Hawaii.

Posted by: Cugel Aug 20 2006, 03:02 PM

What keeps amazing me is that when you reach Uranus.... you're only halfway!

Posted by: ljk4-1 Aug 21 2006, 12:41 AM

I don't know about the other scale model Sol systems around the globe, but
they are already talking about updating the Sagan Planet Walk in Ithaca should
the initial IAU resolution be decided upon.

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060818/NEWS01/608180341&SearchID=73254374380698

Posted by: Steffen Sep 15 2006, 09:18 AM

I have found these ... going to the stars...