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Solar System scale model
Stu
post Apr 28 2009, 05:57 AM
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Thought a few of you might be interested in this project we're working on in Kendal for IYA 2009...

http://ksssm.wordpress.com



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ngunn
post May 22 2009, 03:01 PM
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I have been looking at ways of representing whole planetary systems such as the solar system in single page diagrams. One scale for global radii and another for orbital radii has always been unsatisfactory. I looked at log scales but didn't like the results of that either. Eventually I hit on this very simple mapping which deals nicely with the full range of distances required. (Of course being non-linear it isn't 'child friendly'.)

I haven't yet got round to producing the diagrams for the solar system, 55 cancri and the rest but I hope to do it soon. Meanwhile I thought I'd share the formula for others to play with. In case the attachment doesn't work here it is in words:

scale radius in millimetres = cube root of actual radius in megametres


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- Stu   Solar System scale model   Apr 28 2009, 05:57 AM
- - ngunn   Looks great - pity it's only for one afternoon...   Apr 28 2009, 08:37 AM
|- - john_s   Good luck with the project, Stu! Is there any...   Apr 28 2009, 02:35 PM
- - Stu   I'm actually working on plotting locations for...   Apr 28 2009, 03:27 PM
|- - ngunn   QUOTE (Stu @ Apr 28 2009, 04:27 PM) would...   Apr 28 2009, 05:03 PM
- - dmuller   i remembered going to an exhibition like that when...   Apr 29 2009, 01:03 AM
- - Astro0   Australia hosts what is believed to be the 'Wo...   Apr 29 2009, 02:10 AM
- - dmuller   Aaaa nice one. Never heard of it. They dont do muc...   Apr 29 2009, 03:47 AM
- - ngunn   Some nice links here: A Solar System Scale Model ...   Apr 29 2009, 12:27 PM
- - ngunn   I have been looking at ways of representing whole ...   May 22 2009, 03:01 PM
- - ngunn   First attempt at a comparative diagram attached. ...   May 23 2009, 12:13 PM
- - Stu   Many of you will remember that my astro society cr...   Mar 28 2010, 11:27 AM
|- - dmuller   QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 28 2010, 10:27 PM) ... b...   Mar 28 2010, 12:16 PM
|- - alan   QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 28 2010, 05:27 AM) * The...   Mar 28 2010, 04:54 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   Stu, if you find something on your scale that work...   Mar 28 2010, 10:08 PM
|- - PFK   Excellent! My 12 year nephew will love this -...   Mar 31 2010, 09:43 AM
- - ngunn   Soddit - I'll be in Shetland then. I can only ...   Mar 28 2010, 12:21 PM
- - Stu   Thanks Alan, I just didn't have the time to ch...   Mar 28 2010, 06:25 PM
- - brellis   Every time I hear news about Oppy and Spirit, my a...   Mar 28 2010, 06:56 PM
- - Stu   Deal, Dan!   Mar 28 2010, 10:26 PM
- - djellison   Sirius is at 5108.5 miles   Mar 28 2010, 10:31 PM
|- - AndyG   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 28 2010, 11:31 PM)...   Mar 28 2010, 11:04 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (djellison @ Mar 28 2010, 03:31 PM)...   Mar 28 2010, 11:28 PM
- - nprev   Hmm. Might be redundant here, but how far away is ...   Mar 29 2010, 02:16 AM
- - Stu   Loving the interest in and support for this projec...   Mar 29 2010, 06:46 AM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 28 2010, 11:46 PM) Lovin...   Mar 29 2010, 06:18 PM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Mar 29 2010, 07:18 P...   Mar 29 2010, 06:36 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   What is your scale?   Mar 29 2010, 06:48 PM
- - djellison   Ahh - the Sun has grown from the 140mm of last yea...   Mar 29 2010, 08:17 AM
- - AndyG   Yes - it looks like the 1*10^10 scale (which, let...   Mar 29 2010, 08:22 AM
- - Stu   To be honest, the only "scale" - odd or ...   Mar 29 2010, 08:35 AM
- - Phil Stooke   "* The total distance walked by Neil Armstron...   Mar 29 2010, 01:57 PM
- - Stu   Thanks Phil, the 60m figure is a good one to work ...   Mar 29 2010, 02:18 PM
- - Stu   http://ksssm2.wordpress.com/figures Essentially, ...   Mar 29 2010, 06:52 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   Then my home works out to be 7.6 light years from ...   Mar 29 2010, 07:25 PM
- - Stu   One of the most memorable things about last year...   Mar 29 2010, 07:27 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   QUOTE (Stu @ Mar 29 2010, 12:27 PM) Now I...   Mar 31 2010, 04:46 PM
- - Stu   7.6LY? That means you can be... (dips into Google...   Mar 29 2010, 07:30 PM
|- - ElkGroveDan   I'll invite over Jeri Ryan to sit there with m...   Mar 29 2010, 07:33 PM
- - Stu   (nods approvingly) I like your plan... Tell h...   Mar 29 2010, 07:36 PM
- - Stu   You'd both be very welcome, PFK. Like the ...   Mar 31 2010, 10:16 AM
- - Stu   Just a month to go now until... All forum membe...   Jul 10 2010, 09:37 AM
- - Stu   It's our Big Day today! Here in Kendal the...   Aug 14 2010, 09:04 AM
- - Stu   Full report on yesterday's Solar System Scale ...   Aug 15 2010, 09:31 AM
- - ElkGroveDan   I was sitting here in orbit around Alpha Centauri,...   Aug 15 2010, 05:07 PM
|- - dmuller   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Aug 16 2010, 03:07 A...   Aug 16 2010, 03:07 AM
|- - Stu   QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Aug 15 2010, 06:07 P...   Aug 16 2010, 07:32 AM
- - djellison   Congrats on another great event Stu - sounds like ...   Aug 16 2010, 03:23 AM

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