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Motorized Orrery - Right Side

A functional orrery depicting a fictional planet orbited by three moons.

 

The dial on the front shows (6) days of the week.

The gearing of the mechanism works out such that every full rotation of that dial:

 

The innermost (gold) moon makes 1/6th of a rotation

The middle (silver) moon makes 1/10th of a rotation

The outermost (sand green) moon makes 1/14th of a rotation.

 

The mechanism is also motorized.

 

The right side is the same as the left, just in reverse order.

The full pattern represents 35 rotations, but it isn't perfect - an actual perfect repetition occurs after 210 rotations, or 6 of these cycles.

 

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Uploaded on January 14, 2024
Taken on January 14, 2024