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Deutsch: Größenvergleich bekannter Planeten und Sterne
English: Relative sizes of the planets in the solar system and several well known stars. Star colours are estimated (based on temperature) and Saturn's rings are shown slightly larger in the picture than to scale. Blender 3D was used for the models, lighting, and rendering. The GIMP was used to assemble and label the six renders into a single image. Wolfram Alpha was used to calculate each star's base colour through Wien's Law. The relative sizes of stars in terms of their representative solar radius were calculated for all stars in each frame. Texture maps for stars were created using images of the Sun from SOHO. Planetary texture and bump maps (excluding Earth) were from Celestia Motherlode. Lastly, Earth's texture and bump map were obtained from Natural Earth III.
Français : Tailles relatives des planètes du système solaire et plusieurs autres étoiles connues.
Română: Dimensiunile relative ale planetelor din Sistemul Solar și ale mai multor stele mai cunoscute, inclusiv VY Canis Majoris, cea mai masivă stea cunoscută.
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current11:38, 16 November 2016Thumbnail for version as of 11:38, 16 November 20166,400 × 4,200 (1.72 MB)Mlaru (talk | contribs)Reverted to version as of 08:50, 13 July 2009 (UTC)
15:47, 15 November 2016Thumbnail for version as of 15:47, 15 November 20166,400 × 4,200 (6.05 MB)Mlaru (talk | contribs)Estonian version
08:50, 13 July 2009Thumbnail for version as of 08:50, 13 July 20096,400 × 4,200 (1.72 MB)Thangalin (talk | contribs)Fixed VY Canis Majoris texture map flaw. Moved Sirius away from edge. Moved Betelgeuse away from its name. Increased zoomed on fifth frame.
05:19, 7 July 2009Thumbnail for version as of 05:19, 7 July 20096,400 × 4,200 (1.74 MB)Thangalin (talk | contribs)Fixed texture mapping issue with VV Cephei A.
20:20, 5 July 2009Thumbnail for version as of 20:20, 5 July 20096,400 × 4,200 (1.75 MB)Thangalin (talk | contribs)The following changes were made to the image to resolve issues with inaccuracies and aesthetics: * More recent maps for Mercury, Mars, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, and Jupiter. * The "table" now cuts close to the centre of the largest object per diagr
19:54, 17 February 2009Thumbnail for version as of 19:54, 17 February 20096,424 × 4,430 (1.81 MB)Thangalin (talk | contribs) Category:stars Category:planets Category:Planetary systems
19:41, 17 February 2009Thumbnail for version as of 19:41, 17 February 20096,424 × 4,430 (1.78 MB)Thangalin (talk | contribs) Category:space Category:planets Category:stars Category:Planetary systems
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