After about 500 hours of hard work, since around August of last year in fact, I have finally finished my own solar system!
Planets are 30 million to one
Moon distances are 3 billion to one (as are Jupiter to Neptune...otherwise too big!)
Sun is 300 billion to one
Planet distances are 3 trillion to one...as far as Makemake, Eris and Sedna are in there, but you have to imagine them extending twice as far for Eris and another 40 odd meters for Sedna.
In total it is about 2.5 metres long and all folds up to fit in the back of the car!
(I'd like to build a solar system model, but I'm not good with figuring out proportions. I'd have to make it full scale, and then I'd have no where to put it. )
(I'd like to build a solar system model, but I'm not good with figuring out proportions. I'd have to make it full scale, and then I'd have no where to put it. )
that was my worry too, didn't know how I could fit in a 45 metre diameter Sun, let alone the 4.8km distance.
What did she use for the planets? I am guessing various sized balls with some paper mache over the top like mine? I found it very relaxing doing this part of the job, mind you Venus started getting boring as I had to build up more than 30mm of paper, at 0.07mm per layer....took me days!
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