Build A Solar System Orrery

Once complete with the orrery move on to building the orbiter an accurate working model of the earth moon and sun system designed to predict solar and lunar eclipses and demonstrate the rotation and orbits of the earth and the moon.

Build a solar system orrery.

And like a globe an orrery also serves a practical function. This project explores the use of plywood to make mechanical decorative and structural parts. It shows you the relative positions of the planets in the solar system during a given year and month. I have always wanted to build a working model of our solar system often called an orrery but was never able to find a design or set of plans that inspired me.

This instructable is about how to build a desktop orrery. Orreries come in all shapes and. Orrery a mechanical solar system model from plywood. Create a matching set and showcase your working model solar system orrery and orbiter together.