In a galaxy far far
away (Germany) Hubert Zitt, professor at the Zweibrücken University of Applied
Sciences and known for Star Trek and Star Wars 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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