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Solar system to scale

michel123456
in Astronomy and Cosmology

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Just wanted to share.

 

 

It is totally insane. The scale I mean, and the void.

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The other astonishing thing is the speed of light in this scaled model. The 8 minutes that takes light from the Sun to reach the Earth corresponds to a slow walk.

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