Astronomy
The blog barnabu.co.uk has released a Google Earth file to model the solar system. An image overlay over the Earth in Google Earth makes it turn into the sun. 45 scale models of some of the bodies in our solar system.
Download File (7mb)
Note: For a better viewing experience, turn off the atmosphere (View -> Atmosphere). Also, you can jump to different bodies by clicking their names in Places.
If you do not have Google Earth, you can download it at earth.google.com, or you can watch this video:
This file followed another which showcased the moons of the solar system which are greater than 100 km in diameter.
Download File (4.5mb)
Again, if you do not have Google Earth, you can watch this video:
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The Solar System in Google Earth
The blog barnabu.co.uk has released a Google Earth file to model the solar system. An image overlay over the Earth in Google Earth makes it turn into the sun. 45 scale models of some of the bodies in our solar system.
Download File (7mb)
Note: For a better viewing experience, turn off the atmosphere (View -> Atmosphere). Also, you can jump to different bodies by clicking their names in Places.
If you do not have Google Earth, you can download it at earth.google.com, or you can watch this video:
This file followed another which showcased the moons of the solar system which are greater than 100 km in diameter.Download File (4.5mb)
Again, if you do not have Google Earth, you can watch this video:
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On Monday (December 28), Randall Munroe released an XKCD comic on gravity wells. It's a funny, but accurate, way to look at and compare the sizes and masses of the bodies in the solar system. So what exactly is a gravity well? Gravity wells are...
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Google Earth has always been a great software. It allowed people to wander the globe right in front of their monitors, letting them find famous monuments and buildings, visit different countries, and most importantly, see what their house looks like from...
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