The Solar System, a glass installation by Cleveland Institute of Art senior Lane Grigson that depicts the eight planets in Earth's solar system, will inspire and educate viewers about the history and future of people in space.

Each planet in The Solar System is made of blown glass, with diameters ranging from 5 inches (Mercury) to 13 inches (Jupiter). They'll be internally lit and hang independently from the Robert McCullough Science Center's atrium ceiling at Geauga Park District's Observatory Park.

An opening event for The Solar System will be held from 7:30 to 11pm Friday, October 24 at Observatory Park (10610 Clay St., Montville Township). An artist talk will take place at 7:30pm. The talk will be followed by one of Observatory Park's Night Sky Viewing events, which invite visitors to observe the night sky through the Oberle telescope and other telescopes.

Following the opening, The Solar System will remain as a permanent installation at the Observatory Park, which is one of 111 Dark Sky Parks in the world and one of only two in Ohio.

Image: Lane Grigson, a Craft + Design senior studying Glass at the Cleveland Institute of Art, creates Jupiter for "The Solar System," a glass installation that will be installed at the Geauga Park District's Observatory Park.

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