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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Mail Tribune 100: Oct. 21, 1915 ... Helping Ugandans help themselves ... OHSU opens rural 'hub' campus in Klamath Falls ... Mail Tribune 100: Oct. 21, 1915 ... Helping Ugandans help themselves ... OHSU opens rural 'hub' campus in Klamath Falls ... Friends create scale model of solar system in Nevada desert To help the world gain a greater appreciation of the Earth’s size relative to other planets in their orbits, filmmakers rounded up a group of friends and headed to Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Comment By Natalie Crofts, KSL.com MailTribune.com By Natalie Crofts, KSL.com Posted Sep. 18, 2015 at 12:01 AM Updated Sep 18, 2015 at 7:22 PM By Natalie Crofts, KSL.com Posted Sep. 18, 2015 at 12:01 AM Updated Sep 18, 2015 at 7:22 PM » Social News NEVADA — Even though we all know the solar system is huge, it can be hard to get a sense of just exactly how large it is. To help the world gain a greater appreciation of the Earth’s size relative to other planets in their orbits, filmmakers Wylie Overstreet and Alex Forosh rounded up a group of friends and headed to Black Rock Desert in Nevada. There, they created a scale model of the solar system. The stunning video of the project , posted online Wednesday, has drawn hundreds of thousands of views on multiple social media platforms. The creators of the video claim the model is the first true model of the solar system. “Every single picture of the solar system that we ever encounter is not to scale,” Overstreet says in the video. “If you put the orbits to scale on a piece of paper, the planets become microscopic and you won’t be able to see them. There is literally not an image that adequately shows you what it actually looks like from out there. The only way to see a scale model of the solar system is to build one.” To build a scale model with an Earth the size of a marble, the group of friends needed 7 miles of open space. They placed a sun with a diameter of about 1.5 meters in the center and dragged chain link fence behind cars to etch each planet’s orbit into a dry lake bed. Cars carrying lights traced the orbits at night to create a gorgeous time lapse that shows the movement of planets in their orbits around the sun. “We are on a marble floating in the middle of nothing,” Overstreet says. “When you sort of come face to face with that it’s staggering.” By Natalie Crofts, KSL.com MailTribune.com By Natalie Crofts, KSL.com Posted Sep. 18, 2015 at 12:01 AM Updated Sep 18, 2015 at 7:22 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501