Project 1: Solar System
Change 1: Revolutions and Rotations
Instead of having the same trajectory (except for revolving speed), now some rotate on the x axis, some on the z axis, and some on both to create a dancing effect. I also made them revolve faster to showcase their new trajectories within 10 seconds.
Change 2: Binary Star
Here we can see the Sun has become a Binary Star, two stars that revolve around each other. Since they are so close to each other, I had them revolve very quickly. I also had to make them a bit smaller.
Change 3: Pluto
Although it starts out being its normal size, as Pluto revolves around the center of the solar system, it gradually increases in size and moves in the negative direction on the x-axis until it reaches the center at a size of 7.
Final Thoughts: I thought this was a fun and relatively easy project. There were a few times where the textbook being outdated made the instructions a bit hard to follow, but I was able to figure everything out. I skipped the steps where we make the planets one accurate color and I downloaded images for them instead. I also tried to make the rotation and revolution speeds and directions as relatively accurate as possible. As in, my planets and moons rotate and revolve in the right direction and at speeds that are accurate relative to each other despite their absolute sizes and speeds not being accurate.