<p>The eight major planets of the Solar System, along with comets and the asteroid belt, all orbit a common centre, the Sun.</p>

A fitting tribute to Annie Maunder's solar work, AMAT's dedicated hydrogen-alpha telescope can capture dynamic activity in the Sun's broiling atmosphere. Credit: Royal Observatory Greenwich AMAT (c) National Maritime Museum, London

Animation of the eight major planets in the Solar System, along with a comet and the asteroid belt. The planets are not to scale, and neither are their relative distances.

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Solar System Animation

The eight major planets of the Solar System, along with comets and the asteroid belt, all orbit a common centre, the Sun.

The Story of the Solar System

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