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An orrery is a mechanical model of the Solar System that illustrates or predicts the relative positions and motions of the planets and moons, usually according to the heliocentric model.
This simulated view of our solar system runs on real data. The positions of the planets, moons and spacecraft are shown where they are right now.
Runs better in Chromium-based browser (didn't work in my Firefox).
For 20 years, astronauts have been shooting photos of Earth from the space station. Like everything the astronauts do, they are trained for this job. And like everything they do, there is purpose and intention behind it.
By the NASA Earth Observatory. Link to video itself (6m45s).
Atlas of all the moons in our solar system
National Geographic
Also see:
DSCOVR: EPIC
From a distance of 1.5 million km