# Interactive Solar System 3D Model

**URL:** <https://discourse.threejs.org/t/interactive-solar-system-3d-model/93708>\
**Category:** Showcase\
**Tags:** photography, textures, geometry\
**Created:** [August 23, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/interactive-solar-system-3d-model/93708 "2026-08-23T12:38:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Giancarlo\_Erra](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.threejs.org/giancarlo_erra/32/71517_2.png) [@Giancarlo\_Erra](https://discourse.threejs.org/u/Giancarlo_Erra)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.threejs.org/t/interactive-solar-system-3d-model/93708/1 "2026-08-23T12:38:09Z")

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A live model of the solar system. Planet and moon positions come from published NASA/JPL orbital data and follow the real sky. It includes also representation within the Milky Way, and an option to map real photos across real positions across the sky (as I use it to show where all my astrophotos were taken.

It’s live here:

> **[Interactive Solar System 3D Model](https://astro.observer/orrery/)**
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> See where the planets are now in a 3D model built on NASA and JPL data. Move the date, follow a body, or switch to true scale.

and on GitHub here:

> **[GitHub - giancarloerra/Astro.Observer-Orrery: Interactive Solar System 3D Model for the browser....](https://github.com/giancarloerra/Astro.Observer-Orrery)**
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> Interactive Solar System 3D Model for the browser. Real JPL orbital elements, cited data, true-scale mode. AGPL-3.0-or-later.