- "We reach my friend's moon in a few hours."
- ―Jod Na Nawood
The Observatory Moon[3] was a moon[1] that orbited a gas giant planet[4] and was home to an observatory operated by Kh'ymm.[1] Around 9 ABY,[5] Jod Na Nawood, whom Kh'ymm knew as Crimson Jack, brought a group of lost children to the observatory moon in hope that Kh'ymm could guide them to their planet of At Attin. Kh'ymm assisted the children, but she also called in a pair of New Republic X-wings to arrest Nawood, leading him and the children to escape with the supposed coordinates of the planet.[1]
Behind the scenes
The Observatory Moon appeared in "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem,"[1] the third episode of the Disney+ live-action series Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, which aired on December 10, 2024.[6]
Appearances
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem" (First appearance)- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "The Real Good Guys" (Indirect mention only)
Sources
- Welcome to the Worlds of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew: An Interview with Doug Chiang and Oliver Scholl on StarWars.com (backup link)
- 'Star Wars: Skeleton Crew': ILM's Visual Effects Adventure from the Observatory Moon to Lanupa and back to At Attin on Industrial Light & Magic's official website (backup link)
- Observatory Moon in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Observatory Moon)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem"
- ↑ Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem" establishes that the observatory moon had a breathable atmosphere that Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 43 Secrets of Spaceflight: Types of Atmosphere classifies as Type I.
- ↑ Observatory Moon in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Skeleton Crew — "Very Interesting, As an Astrogation Problem" (Audio description from Disney+)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of "Chapter 1: The Mandalorian" of The Mandalorian Season One to 9 ABY. In addition, "A Certain Point of View" — Star Wars Insider 228 also dates "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" to nine years after the events of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which corresponds to 9 ABY per Timelines. "Part Seven: Dreams and Madness" takes place after the conflict on Mandalore, which is the main event depicted in "Chapter 23: The Spies" and "Chapter 24: The Return," the final two episodes of The Mandalorian Season Three. Therefore, Seasons One through Three of Star Wars: The Mandalorian must all be set in 9 ABY as well. SWCA 2022: 20 Highlights from Lucasfilm's Studio Showcase on StarWars.com (backup link) states that Star Wars: Skeleton Crew takes place in the same timeframe as Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Star Wars: Ahsoka—the latter of which can also be dated to 9 ABY following the reasoning here. As such, Skeleton Crew must take place around 9 ABY as well.
- ↑ Star Wars (@starwars) on Twitter (post on November 26, 2024): "Mark your calendars. 🗓️ On December 2, stream the two-episode series premiere of #SkeletonCrew, only on @DisneyPlus." (backup link) (screenshot)
