In Popular Media
- An orrery appears in Aughra's observatory in The Dark Crystal.
- An orrery is used to determine when total eclipses occur in Pitch Black.
- The Orrery is an artificial construct consisting of life-sized planets and a sun in Green Lantern: New Guardians.
- A pair of large orreries appear as architectural features and plot elements in John Crowley's novel Little, Big.
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