Talk:Solar System

Insert this image of the solar system

I think this image shows a great overview of the entire solar system, with all the planets and most of their moons, as well as some asteroids and trojans. In the picture all the bodies are in log-scale measured in earth radius. — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|Dawierha (talk) 09:34, 8 March 2019 (UTC)]] comment added by Dawierha (talk • contribs) 09:30, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

/media/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Map_sol_v2.png — Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|Dawierha (talk) 09:34, 8 March 2019 (UTC)]] comment added by Dawierha (talk • contribs) 09:27, 8 March 2019 (UTC) --Dawierha (talk) 09:32, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

It's hard for the eye to scan. Whoever made it needs to learn how to make colours pop and some basic layout. Serendi^podous 10:41, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

No thanks, it looks super messy. — JFG ^talk 13:23, 8 March 2019 (UTC)

Could you please elaborate on what you think is wrong with it?

I think t shows very clearly a lot of the interesting objects of the solar system in one image and it can quickly give you a nic overview of the entire solar system. It also shows a great deal of details which can spark a curiosity for new people to get more interested in the solar system and astronomy. Dawierha (talk) 00:38, 10 March 2019 (UTC)

For what it's worth, I think it's an absolutely excellent diagram, giving a full view of the Solar System out to the Kuiper belt. As for it's being hard to scan or messy, it contains the entire Solar System out to the Kuiper belt, so of course it shows a lot, but it shows it in the most concise way possible. The layout is fine, as it puts things where they actually are (although the distances to the giant planets are not to scale, and sizes of objects are not to scale, so the caption should mention this). Loraof (talk) 21:24, 11 May 2019 (UTC)

It's a nice image. A vectorized version would be much better however. Or better yet upload the source materials to github. ➧datumizer  ☎  01:02, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

I'm with Serendipodous and JFG above. A diagram should either illustrate a point that is difficult to do with words, or it should organise info in an easy-to-follow way. This image does neither. It's too crammed with names and broken arcs to follow. It's also incorrect, with Eris interior to Haumea, Orcus, etc, and the Kuiper Belt beyond them all. The diagram currently at Structure and Composition is a better map. Tbayboy (talk) 01:13, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

It's got some good ideas, but I agree it has drawbacks, too. I'm not sure about the inconsistencies that Tbayboy points out, but I'll assume he's right. In any case, the description with "Every celestial body is in log-scale. The orbits are not to scale..." leaves too much ambiguity; uploading the code would be great, then people could play with color, scaling, etc., and see if a better version could be made. Dicklyon (talk) 03:56, 12 May 2019 (UTC)

I have already uploaded the svg file which anyone are free to modify, it can be found here, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Map_solar_system.svg. As a response to Tbayboy about the inconsistencies, the orbit of Eris pass closer to the sun than huamea during its perihelion, the same is true for Orcus. A nice overview of the orbits can be found here https://in-the-sky.org/solarsystem.php?. As for the description I have updated the description to make it more specific. Dawierha (talk) 21:29, 28 August 2019 (UTC)

PLUTO IS A PLANET. #NOPLANETLEFTBEHIND #ALLPLANETSMATTER — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:185:C100:9540:9C38:492E:45D7:9FDE (talk) 14:23, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

Pluto is no longer a planet (since 2006) as it is in a non-circular orbit with many other small rocks within similar distances. Therefore the neighbourhood of that has not been cleared away. It is classed as a dwarf planet instead and came from the Kuiper Belt which are not planets. Iggy (Swan) (What I've been doing to maintain Wikipedia) 14:52, 3 November 2019 (UTC)

added geological schematic of MU69

I assume my adding this to the formation of the SS section was appropriate. It's the most important discovery relating to the formation of the SS since the demonstration of exoplanets. — kwami (talk) 18:44, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Portal:Solar System for deletion

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Recent expansions

While these are certainly done in good faith, I'm not really convinced the additional objects are WP:DUE weight. Vesta and Pallas? 2007 OR10? Random KBOs? Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 01:15, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Regardless of any of these considerations, I removed the section for being blank. El_C 01:16, 22 October 2019 (UTC)

Solar system should not be capitalized

A simple enough fix, I just couldn't do it because the page appears to be protected at the moment.

This is according to NASA's style guide.