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English: Approximate paths of Voyager 2 and the star Sirius over the next 296,000 years, viewed from directly above the ecliptic plane. The Sun is in the centre; the yellow Vernal point arrow is ten light years long; Sirius is the white disc at the left (size exaggerated for clarity); the long white diagonal line is about 18 light years long and depicts the proper motion of Sirius for the next 296,000 years; the red arrow depicts the approximate path of Voyager 2 (simplified as a straight line, in reality it would curve very slightly); the small white and red spots at centre right depict Alpha and Proxima Centauri.
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derived from Paul Stansifer's POV-Ray source files (see below), by me, 84user, using w:en:POV-Ray, and w:en:IrfanView.

84user's contribution (inside POV-Ray files: adjusting coordinates, changing light source and other parameters) is public domain and source files used are adapted from those described at User:84user/Size comparison.

Physical information is based on the Wikipedia articles and elsewhere (see POVRay source files) about the respective bodies.

Paul Stansifer's contributions to this image (POV-Ray code) are available under the GPL, v. 2, and other licenses. See User:Paul Stansifer/Size comparison for more details and the other licenses.
Author Paul Stansifer, and User:84user (see "source")

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Because this image was rendered using only Paul Stanfiser's POV source code (no external texture maps used), it is a pure derivative. Therefore Paul's licenses apply; you may use it under the terms of any of these:


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Same model but viewed from the ecliptic plane looking towards the Vernal point
Same model but viewed much closer to the Sun to show positions of spacecraft Pioneer 10 and Voyager 1 and 2 from slightly above the ecliptic plane looking towards the Vernal point
Closeup view from above
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