System at ESB´s beginning...

[VT-16]

It´s the first thing we see in the film, three planets/moons (one which looked Earth-like) and a star destroyer moving away from them, deploying hyperspace probes.

But what was it´s name and where was it located? Any sources?

[Stofsk]

Given the desolate nature of ESB, I just assumed there were your generic dead rock in space. Yet-another-planetoid. That kind of thing. Perhaps the radio play has something to say about the matter, but since I don't have it...

[Mange]

It´s the first thing we see in the film, three planets/moons (one which looked Earth-like) and a star destroyer moving away from them, deploying hyperspace probes.

But what was it´s name and where was it located? Any sources?

Yes, I also thought about that when I watched TESB this Saturday. One of the planet/moon clearly has a green/bluish tint.

[The Original Nex]

This is all that Saxton had to say about this "desolate rimward system":

http://theforce.net/swtc/orbs.html#anonymous

[Mange]

This is all that Saxton had to say about this "desolate rimward system":

http://theforce.net/swtc/orbs.html#anonymous

For once, I don't fully agree with Dr. Saxton:

The surfaces of each of these bodies appeared desolate and lunar.

If you look at this picture:

http://theforce.net/swtc/Pix/dvd/zs/tesb/sd-probot2.jpg

You can clearly see that the celestial body on the port side of the ISD (i.e. the illuminated side) has a blue tint to it. This might suggest an inhabitable planet.

[Lord Revan]

You can clearly see that the celestial body on the port side of the ISD (i.e. the illuminated side) has a blue tint to it. This might suggest an inhabitable planet.

on the other hand Neptune (IIRC) has blue tint in it and it's gass planet.

[Crown]

You can clearly see that the celestial body on the port side of the ISD (i.e. the illuminated side) has a blue tint to it. This might suggest an inhabitable planet.

on the other hand Neptune (IIRC) has blue tint in it and it's gass planet.

I agree the pic that was posted didn't show the planet in anywhere near any detail to make an accurate informed guess, one way or the other.

[Stofsk]

Mange, this rimward planet may indeed be habitable, but may not be inhabited. Or LR might be right: it could be just a blue-gas giant/planet. At this distance, it's impossible to say unless there's something else (like the radio play, if it mentions anything at all).

[Hardy]

Blown up 555%(which might be a little too big):


The white, irregular formation on the planet might rule out the possibility of the body to be a gas giant. IIRC, gas giants don't have large, irregular discolorations on their face. The planet's rotation would've dispersed such a large cloud a long time ago. It can't be a storm as storms on gas giants are somewhat elliptical and lie in higher latitudes where the centrifugal forces are lower(IIRC), and this one definitely isn't. The irregular formation may either be a group of terrestrial clouds, a discoloration of a possible terrain, or ice. The blue part could be an ocean or it could be the natural color of the terrain. Correct me if I'm wrong, but elements and compounds that appear blue are normally gases and liquids, so I'm inclined to consider that an ocean. My untrained eye would say that the planet has an atmosphere.

The terminator on Stalker appears to lie on a different plane than the terminator of the planet, which could give clues about the planet's distance from Stalker and from its Star. It also might suggest the size of the planet.

Or not...

[Mange]

Mange, this rimward planet may indeed be habitable, but may not be inhabited. Or LR might be right: it could be just a blue-gas giant/planet. At this distance, it's impossible to say unless there's something else (like the radio play, if it mentions anything at all).

Yes, I meant "habitable" not "inhabited". I wrote a little too fast there (my language skills lacks at times, I'm sorry). I came to this conclusion pretty much the way Hardy did.