Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in Star Wars, has now become one with the force

[MaxxQ]

I just felt a great disturbance in the Force.  It was as if millions of Star Wars fans cried out in grief.

R.I.P Carrie Fisher

[ProtoJeb21]

I was devastated when I heard the news, and planned to go crank out Darth Vader memes as a response.

But I decided: NO, I will do something else...

Thanks to my handy 16-gig computer, I had Space Engine working better and faster than anytime before. My new idea was to find a near-perfect analogue to Alderaan inside the Leo 1 Dwarf galaxy, then edit its surface and atmosphere until it was almost indistinguishable from Leia's homeworld. I had to do two different surveys for the lucky planet, each one covering an area of 100 light-years. The ONLY one was RS 3854-2-4-3010-193 3, a temperate terra with a radius just 100 km greater than that of Alderaan. It was a near-physical and orbital match to the Star Wars planet, but had a cool twist: It orbited TWO SUNS along with ANOTHER habitable terra. I went to work editing the Alderaan analogue and made this beauty...

Here's an image of Alderaan for comparison...

They're almost identical! I figure this is a worthy way to remember Carrie Fisher. Full album here: http://imgur.com/a/mnfaA

Rest in Peace, Carrie Fisher. May the Force be with you and all of us.

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Sidenote here, I have a question: What Imgur topic would this album best fit in - Science and Tech, Gaming, Reaction, or Current Events?

 

[Spacetraindriver]

RIP 

[monstah]

I applaud your use of words on the title of the thread. It was very sad news indeed.

The force is with her.

[SAS123]

Its so sad that she and others have died but i guess you have to think, alot of the actors are between 50-60 years old and seeing the famous ones passing away may be a sign that the Next generation of celebs will be here.

[monstah]

12 minutes ago, SAS123 said:

the Next generation of celebs will be here.

(and, thankfully, Shia LaBeouf stepped down)

So, the year began with David Bowie, now this. I think it's time you should stop your destruction, Mr. XVI  

[tater]

Younger people should take it as an object lesson in how not to lead a life. Don't do drugs, kids, m-kay.

[TheSaint]

And then the next day her mom, Debbie Reynolds, has a stroke and dies. Is it 2017 yet?

[Superfluous J]

I find morbidly amusing the prospect that suddenly people will stop dying in 3 days.

[monstah]

Reaction image has been removed from the thread. Remember, posts with content!

(And yeah, Debbie Reynolds, too. Dude.)

[LordFerret]

And today, here, it rains. RIP Debbie.

[_Augustus_]

16 hours ago, TheSaint said:

And then the next day her mom, Debbie Reynolds, has a stroke and dies. Is it 2017 yet?

It used to be a celeb a week, now it's a celeb or two a day.

I wonder who else will part with us in the final 56 hours of 2016....

[ProtoJeb21]

31 minutes ago, _Augustus_ said:

It used to be a celeb a week, now it's a celeb or two a day.

I wonder who else will part with us in the final 56 hours of 2016....

Well, some football star tripped and died earlier today. I mean, REALLY? How much does the Universe hate us?

I seriously doubt this will all stop in 2017. It actually feels like we're gearing up for some sort of end timey-stuff that the conspiracy theorists have been blurting out for a while. Let's just hope no other really famous movie stars are lost these next two days...or the next week.

[TheKosanianMethod]

We have two days left. Who else will go?

[cubinator]

On 12/29/2016 at 3:18 PM, ProtoJeb21 said:

I seriously doubt this will all stop in 2017. It actually feels like we're gearing up for some sort of end timey-stuff that the conspiracy theorists have been blurting out for a while.

Relax. The world already ended in 2012 and nothing even happened!