# If The Moon Were Only One Pixel: Accurate Solar System Scale

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-were-only-one-pixel-accurate-solar-system-scale/683159>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 7, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-were-only-one-pixel-accurate-solar-system-scale/683159 "2014-03-07T23:38:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Dord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@The\_Dord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dord)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2014, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-were-only-one-pixel-accurate-solar-system-scale/683159/1 "2014-03-07T23:38:01Z")

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This [**site**](http://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html) really brings the solar system into perspective! :eek:

Hint: You’re going to be scrolling to the right for quite a while 😃

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-were-only-one-pixel-accurate-solar-system-scale/683159/2 "2014-03-08T00:15:48Z")

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I’ve been scrolling for a while, and I’m at 1.9 billion miles. Space is boring.

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-were-only-one-pixel-accurate-solar-system-scale/683159/3 "2014-03-08T01:28:25Z")

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And of course by “miles” I meant “kilometers.” I just passed 3 billion after a brief hiatus. Space is still boring.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-were-only-one-pixel-accurate-solar-system-scale/683159/4 "2014-03-08T01:42:48Z")

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And you thought it was a long ways down the road to the chemist’s…

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**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-were-only-one-pixel-accurate-solar-system-scale/683159/5 "2014-03-08T02:09:02Z")

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> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#):
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> And of course by “miles” I meant “kilometers.” I just passed 3 billion after a brief hiatus. Space is still boring.

In space, no one can hear you yawn.

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**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-were-only-one-pixel-accurate-solar-system-scale/683159/6 "2014-03-08T03:10:10Z")

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I made it! It took a while be I hung in there!

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**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-were-only-one-pixel-accurate-solar-system-scale/683159/7 "2014-03-08T06:19:45Z")

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[This page makes similar comparisons and more.](http://scaleofuniverse.com)

I’ve linked to this page twice before at SDMB and hope I’ll be forgiven for that. I find the page stupendous! (And flash-video scrolling has some features browser scrolling lacks.)