So Overstreet and his partner, Alex Gorosh, decided to build a model that would accurately represent what the solar system actually looks like.

This guide shows you how to make a solar panel and create your own solar system. While it may sound like a complex task, the process of making solar panels is actually surprisingly straightforward.

But which parts should you choose? Low Tech Magazine has the answer, in the form of a guide to building a small solar power system.

Starting with an Earth the size of a marble, these folks built a full-scale model of our solar system across 7 miles of Nevada desert.

Their first project, To Scale: The Solar System, spanned seven miles in a dry lakebed in the Nevada desert in 2015.