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In 2008 the new 2-story Space Chase exhibit wing opened at the Adventure Science Center in Nashville. In Wonders of the Solar System, the planets are scaled to size (but not distance) with hand-painted orbs. In the photo at the following link you can see the Magic Planet (projected) orb in the center showing Jupiter. The hand-painted Jupiter is seen to the right of the Magic Planet and beyond it are the inner planets. To the left and behind the planets, a thin limb of our Sun is depicted on a wall mural. The scale for the planets is approximately 1 inch = 1,120 miles.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adventuresci/3766804796/in/photostream
For more info on how these models were fabricated, you can contact Superior Exhibits and ask for Duncan Millar:
http://www.superiorexhibits.com/
There is a National Solar System Project instigated by a 17-year-old from Michigan. The Orlando Science Center is Venus and Adventure Science Center/Sudekum Planetarium in Nashville is proud to be Uranus! ;->
http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_orlando/2009/08/orlando-science-center-jacob-larsen-national-solar-system-project.html
Becky Fox Matthews
Senior Educator/Special Projects Manager
Adventure Science Center
800 Ft. Negley Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37203
615-401-5073
Our Mission
Adventure Science Center ignites curiosity and inspires the lifelong discovery of science.
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