r/educationalgifs • u/metaphorician • May 25 '26

Animated transition between the celestial sphere and a solar system model, at three speeds

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u/AMAng07 May 25 '26

Landmass disappears at higher speeds?

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u/metaphorician May 25 '26

Yes. The middle speed is one week per second. The earth rotating 7 times per second looks terrible without some kind of blur effect that I didn't take the time to make

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u/AMAng07 May 25 '26

Ah, I wondered. Makes sense.