Worlds Largest Scale Model Solar System?

Richard_at_work writes "As the BBC is reporting, the UK is to attempt to create the worlds largest scale model of the solar system ever attempted. At a scale of 1:15million, this brings the distance between the Sun (positioned in Cheshire at the Jodrell Bank Telescope site) and the Earth to 15km or 10 miles, although you will need to travel the entire length of the UK to visit all of the planets. Interesting to note is the distinct lack of a 10th planet :) As well as the 9 planets and the sun, also shown on the model will be Halleys Comet and several asteroids. Would have been great if they had included probes such as Voyager 1." Maybe this claimant for world's largest solar system model will have to expand to keep up.

Comments

1:15 million? Feh

[bluestar]

I just finished building a full scale model. I centered it on the sun instead of England though. It took a long time to position Sedna, which is why you're only recently seeing it in the news.

Pluto

[Lord_Dweomer]

"Interesting to note is the distinct lack of a 10th planet"

That's because Pluto is a Disney fabrication and doesn't really exist, it was all a big PR stunt to try to bring him up to Mickey's level.
*adjusts tinfoil hat*

I can see it now

[MajorDick]

I will be visiting the UK again and will tie one on at the local pub (yet again) and be the FIRST MAN TO BE ARRESTED FOR PISSING IN PUBLIC ON MARS !

Re:What is the scientific value of it?

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually, Uranus is to be placed in Bath

Which is just the way I like it.

Re:Basic math

[MagicDude]

Voyager could be represented by some northernly migrating turtle dragging a sign saying "1/16 scale representation of Voyager".

Re:Great for distance comparison, but thats it!

[JPriest]

Well the US did a fine job on the full size scale of the moon they built in 1969. Neil got a brain tumor because he didn't have a tinfoil hat.