# The DeathStar is real...and it is mooning us **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 28, 2004, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deathstar-is-real-and-it-is-mooning-us/257315 "2004-07-28T19:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deathstar-is-real-and-it-is-mooning-us/257315/1 "2004-07-28T19:52:29Z")
I’m sure that this has been mentioned on the boards somewhere, but I wasn’t able find any… Crazy cool [pic](http://www.astrobio.net/news/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1101&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0) from Cassini of Mimas, one of Saturn’s 31 moons. So my question is… Is George Lucas astrally projecting himself into deep space for inspiration??? 😕 :eek: 😕 :eek: The quality of the past 2 StarWars films suggest that he might’ve damaged his brain by projecting himself one time to many… Enquiring minds want to know! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deathstar-is-real-and-it-is-mooning-us/257315/2 "2004-07-28T20:01:12Z")
:smack: 1000 Bothan hampsters died to bring us the duplicate thread. ☹ This one has the better spelling… ---
**Author:** ![Andros\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Andros\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andros_X)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deathstar-is-real-and-it-is-mooning-us/257315/3 "2004-07-28T20:04:35Z")
> [@honeydewgrrl](#): > > Is George Lucas astrally projecting himself into deep space for inspiration??? Well, he _is_ from California… ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2004, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deathstar-is-real-and-it-is-mooning-us/257315/4 "2004-07-28T20:59:49Z")
George planned it from the start, for sure. After all, Mimas was slain by Heracles (Luke) with a single accurately-placed arrow, with the help of Hephaistos (Han). Think about-- “Falcon”? Sounds like _Vulcan_, doesn’t it? And the Vader/Amidala thing? _Totally_ Zeus/Alcmene. 😃