An interesting model of our solar system’s path as it travels through space in the Milky Way.
Certainly a departure from usual models that show the Sun as a static object, which it certainly isn’t
Update: Lots of notes pointing to how flawed the video (that the GIF above is based on) is. Still, I find it interesting way to visualize that it’s not just our planet revolving around the sun, it’s our entire solar system revolving around the center of the Milky Way (and the Milky Way constantly moving as well).
(via rafer)
