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Re:Photos of the Otford Solar System Model by dquarks on Saturday August 15, 2015 @11:24AM (#10065610)
Really great representation of the enormity of the our solar system (and the universe)
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Re:Photos of the Otford Solar System Model by jeffwass on Saturday August 15, 2015 @06:10PM (#10067138)
Yeah, no doubt.

I was blown away after seeing a scale model solar system on the U Colorado Boulder campus.

The tiny size of the planets relative to the distance of the orbits is mind-blowing, especially the outer planets. It's almost amazing we're able to see the planets so well with the naked eye from Earth through just their own passive reflection of sunlight.

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