Centurion Way is now the permanent home of a scale model of the Solar System
For those that remember, back in 2021 there was a temporary scale model of the solar system along Centurion Way…well it’s back, and this time permanently!
Starting with The Sun, just under the bridge at Brandy Hole copse and finishing with Pluto, by the slope down to West Dean, this 6.5km route has markers placed for each planet, at the distance they would be in relation to each other at a scale of ~928,000,000:1.
On top of each marker is a QR code which takes you to the interactive ‘Centurion Way Solar System Scale Model’ website, which has pictures of each celestial body to the same scale, as well as lots of fun facts.
It’s a great way to encourage kids interested in space to go out on a walk or for a cycle, and to appreciate relatively just how far away the planets are from the Sun, and us!
More details are available on the following website.
https://solarsystem.eastbroyle.org/
Images of parts of the Solar System model installation are shown below
