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To Scale: THE SOLAR SYSTEM

To Scale:

To Scale: THE SOLAR SYSTEM

A short film in which friends build the first true-to-scale model of the solar system, with full planetary orbits, on a Nevada dry lakebed. It conveys the real distances and sizes involved.

Shared as the best visceral demonstration of solar system scale.

3 Hacker News mentions · 2015–2025

Topics

  • Cosmology & astrophysics
  • Space exploration & spaceflight
  • Data visualization & information design

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