Central Illinois Community Solar Model - Sun - Peoria, IL
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adgorn
N 40° 41.361 W 089° 35.367
16T E 281193 N 4507497
The Sun, the center of the model, is depicted outside on the Riverfront Museum's Sun Plaza.
Waymark Code: WMR0PF
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/24/2016
Views: 3
The Sun is depicted as a yellow brick disk trimmed in red and is 46 feet in diameter. Informational plaques on a nearby wall list the locations and sizes of the other planets and objects in the model and an explanation of the components of the sun. Another sign expresses gratitude: "Sun Plaza made possible by generosity of UnityPoint Health Methodist|Proctor"
The real Sun is actually 865,000 miles in diameter and located at a focus of the elliptical orbits of the planets in our solar system, providing light and heat for us all.
From their website: "Peoria Riverfront Museum's Community Solar System model is the world's most complete large-scale model of the Solar System. The scale factor is 99,000,000:1, covering 6,000 square miles of Central Illinois. In addition to the Sun and 8 planets, the model includes 5 dwarf planets and numerous unnamed comets spread across the globe."
Address:
222 SW Washington Street
Peoria, IL USA
To-Scale by distance: yes
To-Scale by Size: yes
Is the model an Orrery?: no
Web Page: [Web Link]
Hours:
24x7
Admission Fee: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
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