Re: model of the solar system

I did a scale of the solar system thing for a class many years ago. I can't
recall the details offhand, but I think you will find it impossible in a
space that size to have anything meaningful


"M Rimmer" <mel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> O great and illustrious Oracle^h^h^h^h^h^h Shed, thou fount of all
> knowledge and wisdom, please answer my humble and ignorant plea.
>
> I want to turn Young Tom's bedroom ceiling into a model of the solar
> system, with his light as the sun, and with spheres representing the
> planets (ideally to size scale, excepting the sun, although obviously
> not distance scale) suspended from the ceiling in order. The bedroom is
> small, about 7' or 8' square, so obviously Jupiter would have to be
> under about 1' diameter.
>
> Does anyone know if there's a commercial product already available that
> fits the bill? I can find glow-in-the-dark ceiling stickers but they're
> not what I want, and I suppose I could disassemble an orrery but it
> seems like a waste.
>
> Alternatively, how could I make a set of spheres to scale without it
> looking rubbish? I'm thinking of approaching Usborne Books with an idea
> for a book filled with cut-out-and-fold-and-stick cardboard polyhedra
> printed with up-to-date maps of the planets all to scale. 'Cos I can
> think of a dozen people I know personally who would buy it.
> --
> M Rimmer
>


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