Grand Orrery with 9 planets in brass, stone and oak

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The Grand Orrery model of the solar system depicts the correct relative orbital speeds of the planets plus relative orbital movement of Earth’s moon. Historically, a Grand Orrery showed only the "naked eye" planets out to Saturn, as they were developed in the early 18th century.

Our model demonstrates 9 planets, including Pluto, and 28 moons.The Earth's moon system shows the compound motion of the moon's orbit around the Earth, while the Earth orbits the Sun.
Mercury orbits 1028 times for every orbit of Pluto. Mercury takes about 4 seconds to orbit while Pluto takes about 4 hours.
The Sun, 9 planets and 28 moons are made of beautiful semi-precious stone spheres. Brass Sun and hematite planets with stone moons is also available.Operation is BATTERY unless noted in preferences.
The mechanism is fully visible beneath the orbiting planets, and is a captivating presentation of moving solid brass gears.
In fine woodwork, a twelve sided oak barrel housing, seated upon 12 solid brass feet, elegantly presents the Grand Orrery.
An engraved brass calendar/zodiacal ring rests on 12 brass pillars which together sit above the wood barrel.
Around the moving planets and above the calendar ring sits a removable solid brass armillary half-sphere beautifully crowning the Grand Orrery.
Assembly takes about 10 minutes – assembly instructions and 90 day warranty are located in the included owner’s manual.
We liken the crafting of our orrery models to the finest musical instruments available, and the natural subtleties of the semi-precious stone planets, moons and Sun ensures a one-of-a-kind appeal at an exceptional price. We do not wholesale our Grand Orrery.
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We are currently about 3-4 weeks out to ship from our workshop. We are fully supplied with materials and in holiday production.

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