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Old 02-09-2007, 10:17 PM
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Quote: "The Lakeview Museum Community Solar System is the world's largest, as listed in the Guiness Book of Records."

Perhaps this record is now beaten by the recently-erected "World's Largest Virtual Solar System Drive" in Warrumbungle Shire here in NSW.

Read more at: http://www.solarsystemdrive.com/

I came across a couple of the 'planets' just by accident when travelling to the 2007 SPSP, and found some more on a recent trip to Coonabarabran. One of the 'Neptunes' is in Coolah (photo attached). Individual planets are to be found in more than one place to cover most of the routes radiating from the 'Sun', which is the dome of the 3.9m AAT.

There are certainly many of these models throughout the world - it'd be great to have some walking-size ones in some of our cities.

(By the way, don't send any visitors off to the AAT who want to see the 3.9m scope from the viewing gallery - it's closed until sometime in November due to asbestos removal.)
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