In a galaxy far far away
(Germany) Hubert Zitt, professor at the Zweibrücken University of Applied
Sciences and known for Star Trek and StarWars lectures, along with a small team, transformed the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association into a giant R2-D2 – and it is out of this world.
The sci-fi professor completed
the project in September 2018, aided by his father-in-law Horst Helle, the master
painter Klaus Ruffing and several helping students and it has caught the eyes
of Star Wars fans everywhere. The most notable fan of the re-design was Star
Wars actor Mark Hamill who tweeted about it, “R2-D2 Observatory Transformed Germans Into Giant
Nerds.”
While spectacular, Zitt and his
team aren’t the first fans to complete a Star Wars design challenge. Goodsell Observatory at Carleton College in Minnesota was also transformed into
an R2-D2 back in 2010.
Dr. Hubert Zitt may be known now
for his Star Wars and Star Trek expertise, but he got his start in
electrotechnology. He received a doctorate from Saarland University in the
field of systems theory of electrotechnology and is now a tenured professor in
the field at the University of Applied Sciences, Kaiserslautern,
Zweibrücken. When he’s not teaching electrotechnology he is spreading
information about his favorite sci-fi pop culture.
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