Visualizing the vastness of our solar system on a college campus
In short: How do you represent the staggering scale of the cosmos in a human space? This video uses a football field model to translate astronomical distances into a walkable, visual map.
By treating the Sun as a soccer ball, the video creates a proportional map of our celestial neighborhood. This exercise helps viewers grasp the actual size of planets like Jupiter and the distance to the furthest reaches of the solar system, including Pluto.
The project, filmed at Carson-Newman University, serves as a practical tool for visualization. It allows the viewer to see the relative scale of the eight planets and their orbits in a way that numbers alone cannot convey.
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