Astronomy Picture of the Day · December 25, 2015

To Scale: The Solar System

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 25, 2015 is “To Scale: The Solar System,” a video. The video is copyrighted by its creator (Video Credit & Copyright: Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh). The original explanation runs about 118 words.

From the explanation

“Want to build a scale model Solar System? 4 centimeters (about half an inch) across would be a good choice for a scale model Earth.”

— APOD editors, December 25, 2015

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: December 25, 2015
Type: Video
Credit: Credit: Video Credit & Copyright: Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh
Copyright: Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 118 words

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The Sun

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, December 25, 2015 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2015-december-25-to-scale-the-solar-system

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