It is Assur to make a replica of the sun or moon. There are many Machloksim involved as to what exactly is Assur (2D vs. 3D, whether it has to look like it or just be representative, and more), but as far as I know everyone agrees that if it’s partial then it’s okay. That’s why there was actually a genre of Frum photography where people would take pictures of the sunset but wait until just a bit of it had dropped below the horizon. Ask you LOR for what you hold, but this is far from a ridiculous Chumra and has serious Halachic backing (and may even be a majority opinion, I’m not familiar enough with the issue to know for sure).
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