DS2 size from "curvature" of Executor crash.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2006-03-12 11:18pm

Something just hit me...

It has been said that you can deduce the massive size of the DS2 from the Curvature of the scene where the Executor crashes into the DS. However, the Studio modle for that wasn't curved, they simply constructed a big slab of plastic gribles that looked like the DS's Hull and did some splicing to have the Executor modle look like it was crashing into it.

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This crosses anyone elses mind?

Fire Fly · Post by **Fire Fly** » 2006-03-12 11:53pm

Actually, it has crossed someone's mind: Dr. Saxton's.

Link

Executor crash [DS2]

We can compare the size of Death Star II with the Lord Vader's flagship Executor which collided disasterously with it at the climax of the Battle of Endor. Unfortunately the dimensions of this class of capital ship is itself in dispute, and measurements of the curvature of the Death Star horizon during the collision scene are imprecise. The curvature of the horizon is so very slight that it is difficult to wrangle the figures to obtain a Death Star diameter of less than a thousand kilometres. Indeed it is fairly easy to derive Death Star dimensions which are comparable to those of a habitable planet, even though we know it to be only the size of a moon. This analysis might be more useful for constraining the size of the Executor than the Death Star. (For further information refer to the Executor commentary.)

EDIT: Ah, I missed your second point point regarding model globbing. My fault.

Crossroads Inc. · Post by **Crossroads Inc.** » 2006-03-13 03:35pm

Does anyone else have any comments on this? I would imagine that if true, that there is no 'curvature' in that image because the studio modle was just a flat slab, wouldn't it mean we would have to rethink any calculations made by it?

Ender · Post by **Ender** » 2006-03-13 03:53pm

Crossroads Inc. wrote:Does anyone else have any comments on this? I would imagine that if true, that there is no 'curvature' in that image because the studio modle was just a flat slab, wouldn't it mean we would have to rethink any calculations made by it?

Its a very old point. Fortunately, the calculations are much stronger from other sources, and it is only included for completion apparently.