Are the planets accurate in their relative size to one another?
1949468
Jupiter is about the size of a grapefruit and Pluto the size of a golfball. So yes I would say they are pretty close.
1949469
Hello, Thank you for your inquiry, Yes the planets are accurate in size. Thank You
1949470
Some are bigger and smaller as they should be (Jupiter is largest), but they are not to scale. They glow great, we made the light on my son's ceiling the "sun" and created an orbit, it's cool. But it's not scientifically accurate, it's fun.
711095
Yes. If it's a clear sight and both satellites pointed at each other. <{ ~ ~ ~ ~ }> like this
2214459
No, but I had bought on years ago and two more recently and put them all together and they all measured identically. I also have a two thermostata along with humidostats and the reading on those is in line with that of these devises.
1310057
Not at all. As long as the entire bottoms of both feet are on the platform, I've never seen any inaccuracies. Doesn't matter where on the platform they are. Hope this helps.
916740
Yes it does. Totally accurate??? Not sure but close enough. I have found this to be a very good product and would recommend it.
719474
Good catch, they sure look the same to me with the pictures side by side. Perhaps contact Paracord Planet and ask them to provide the correction or details (http://www.paracordplanet.com/).
1465008
I'm not sure as it is not currently together. It's a good size but not as large as a traditional globe. Hope that helps!
2160303
Unfortunately, as far as we can tell with our version, there is no way other than color to distinguish the different types of planets... never thought about that before - it's a good question!
1615001
Without measuring I'd say they are. Doesn't bother me to look at it. If they were asymmetrical it would bug me pretty bad.
1847879
It's measuring from one side to the other, not front to back. It's accurate.
2078405
I think so. I bought it for my husband. He's a novice astronomer and he loves it. :-)
1683738
The Houghland's answer is correct, those are accurate external dimensions. Make your own determination.
1396143
circle measurements are very very close, didn't check height but they are probably similar
469130
Yes, you can manually move the planets. There is a written insert with data on the position of the planets in the heavens, and spacial markings on the base.
1944849
Google to compare the dimensions. If they are the same or similar, then yes.
1525633
Yes images are accurate, only not scaled. Just my opinion, the unit I received is bigger and thicker than how the pictures appear.
92721
I agree. My math gives the same result; except I have height equal to 19.61. I'm not prepared to say I'm right and John is wrong and it really doesn't matter.