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The Universe in 3D: Planet & Star Size Comparison

Ian Leonard
10.6K subscribers
6.3M views 14 years ago
Comparison of planet and star sizes.  *MORE INFO BELOW* Biggest Stars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_... All planets and stars are scaled correctly. Contains all of the planets in our solar system (and Pluto), our sun, Vega (a star), and VV Cephi A (an enormous star, estimated to be the 3rd largest). Order of Planets and Stars: Pluto, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, The Sun, Vega, VV Cephei A Also, at the end of the video, Vega is actually visible as a very small blue dot in the center of the screen. *Note: Planet rings are not to scale, they are simply aesthetic. Song is "Fury Unleashed" by Immediate Music This video was created entirely by me with blender V2.49 and V2.56Beta. Creation/Development Time: 20 Hours Render Time: 16 Hours ...more
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The Universe in 3D: Planet & Star Size Comparison
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2011Mar 31
Comparison of planet and star sizes.  *MORE INFO BELOW* Biggest Stars: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_... All planets and stars are scaled correctly. Contains all of the planets in our solar system (and Pluto), our sun, Vega (a star), and VV Cephi A (an enormous star, estimated to be the 3rd largest). Order of Planets and Stars: Pluto, Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, The Sun, Vega, VV Cephei A Also, at the end of the video, Vega is actually visible as a very small blue dot in the center of the screen. *Note: Planet rings are not to scale, they are simply aesthetic. Song is "Fury Unleashed" by Immediate Music This video was created entirely by me with blender V2.49 and V2.56Beta. Creation/Development Time: 20 Hours Render Time: 16 Hours

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Ian Leonard

10.6K subscribers