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phreeza on Feb 24, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Logarithmic Maps of the Universe (2005)

I wonder how the distances to the solar system objects were chosen? If it was the average distance from earth, shouldn't sun be closest? I guess it is maybe the shortest possible distance?

astro123 on Feb 24, 2021 [–]

I think it was taken at a particular time. If it were the closest, venus would be closer than the sun.

Skimming the paper it looks like it was the positions in Aug 2003

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