{"id":174263,"date":"2025-09-28T01:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/174263\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T01:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T01:14:08","slug":"a-mini-solar-system-popped-up-in-calgary-and-people-are-curious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/174263\/","title":{"rendered":"A mini solar system popped up in Calgary and people are curious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A curious Calgarian took to Reddit to share that an entire model of the solar system appeared in downtown Calgary near the Scotiabank Saddledome.<\/p>\n<p>Upon looking out of their window, Reddit user u\/Fearless-Art-8364 noticed a mysterious art installation had popped up, seemingly out of the blue.<\/p>\n<p>The post was captioned \u201cA whole solar system just appeared in downtown Calgary,\u201d followed by \u201cGuys! Calgary is not a real place. Like, in less than a day, some super cool Calgarians just built an entire solar system out of nowhere!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Calgary\/comments\/1nqs8x7\/a_whole_solar_system_just_appeared_in_downtown\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A Whole Solar System Just Appeared in Downtown Calgary \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d<\/a><br \/>by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/Fearless-Art-8364\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">u\/Fearless-Art-8364<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Calgary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Calgary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Others were just as shocked about the installation and were quick to respond with how cool it is to see the planets in downtown Calgary<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Calgary\/comments\/1nqs8x7\/comment\/ng9fmf3\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">My astronomy heart is melting right now<\/a>!\u201d one user said. Another added, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Calgary\/comments\/1nqs8x7\/comment\/ng96jrm\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lights are always better at night, I dig the planets<\/a>,\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Calgary\/comments\/1nqs8x7\/comment\/ng9zccy\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">That is so cool<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some were curious about where exactly the planets popped up, with some users joking about the randomness of the installation. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Calgary\/comments\/1nqs8x7\/comment\/ngbtbnb\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Was it on accident or did someone have to planet?<\/a>\u201d one user joked. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Calgary\/comments\/1nqs8x7\/comment\/ng9ajqf\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">I don\u2019t think it\u2019s to scale<\/a>,\u201d someone added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>People were even quick to suggest that installations like this should be permanent: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Calgary\/comments\/1nqs8x7\/comment\/ngaj32r\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This is what a permanent art installation should be<\/a>,\u201d someone said. Someone even threw shade at the infamous blue ring, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Calgary\/comments\/1nqs8x7\/comment\/ngbo916\/?utm_source=share&amp;utm_medium=web3x&amp;utm_name=web3xcss&amp;utm_term=1&amp;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Amazing! Why can\u2019t we have this, an educational wonder as art, instead of the Blue Ring<\/a>\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curious locals pinpointed the solar system as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nightlightvicpark.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Victoria Park Night Light Festival<\/a>, which is happening from Sept. 25 to 27, 2025. The festival features a series of illuminated installations across various locations in Victoria Park. 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