Scale model of the solar system

I convinced a few friends to help me build a full, three dimensional scale model of the solar system on a dry lakebed in Nevada. This is the result
I found this absolutely amazing, a great display of scale for our own solar system. Remember this when SC feels slow or tedious
The first scale model of the solar system with complete planetary orbits - built on a Nevada lakebed
Guy and his friends build a 3-dimensional scale model of our solar system in a dry Nevada lake bed
An awesome and inspiring look at the true scale of our solar system (and just how small we are!)
Guy & a few friends build a scale model of the solar system in the Nevada desert. Incredible!
To Scale: The Solar System (2015) - A true illustration of our place in the universe
To Scale: The Solar System Wow... They went out and actually built this. Just, wow
Video on Scale of the Solar system mentions a Round Earth, and Perspective!
A Model of the Solar System to Scale Built on a 7 mile Lakebed in Nevada
Some guys built a scaled solar system in the Nevada's Black Rock Desert
Scale model of the solar system built in the Black Rock Desert [VIDEO]
Planets Transit The Desert In 7-Mile Scale Model Of The Solar System
In this scale model of the solar system, the earth is a marble
[Video] Scale model of the solar system watch the whole thing!
This was made on Earth: a scale model of the Solar System
A better representation of the scale of our solar system
Creating the Solar System to scale in the Nevada Desert
Our Solar System To Scale Across Seven Miles Of Desert
Timelapse of the Solar System to Scale (Video)
To Scale: The Solar System - I'm in pure awe
Nice Model of the Solar System
The Solar System Scaled
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Chelsea Farrell 3 years ago

This video is fantastic. I hope more people see it.
Lilian Rippin 3 years ago

[http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html](http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html)
Oliver Casper 3 years ago

On this scale, where would the next closest star be? Would it even fit on earth? **Figured it out** **tl;dr** - No, the next closest star would not fit on Earth at this scale The details: At this scale, Earth is 579ft from the Sun. The next closest star is Alpha Centuri, some 25.67 trillion miles away (or roughly 300,000 times the distance from Earth to Sun). 579ft * 300,000 = 32,898 miles The circumference of Earth is 24,901 miles. The furthest point on Earth is only 12,450 miles away. So even if you wrapped around the Earth back to the Black Rock Desert, you'll still need to go another 7,997 miles to place Alpha Centuri on the model. (Roughly the distance from Black Rock Desert, NV, USA to Central Australia.)