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Description: Orrery showing the motions of the outer four planets of our solar system, starting on A.D. 2018 Apr 17, 11:32:00.0 UT1 (Saturn aphelion) and ending on A.D. 2047 Jul 15, 07:02:00.0 UT1 (Saturn aphelion). Each small sphere represents 100 Julian days. Distances are to scale. Objects are not. The circular rings are spaced 4 AU apart.
Title: Solar system orrery outer planets
Credit: Own work. Source code.
Author: Datumizer
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
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