Zweibrück Observatory Get a Star Wars Makeover

Hubert Zitt – a professor at the Zweibrücken University of Applied Sciences – has transformed the Zweibrück Observatory of the Natural Science Association into a giant R2-D2.

Zitt completed the project alongside master painter Klaus Ruffing, his father-in-law Horst Helle and a small team of helpers back in September 2018

The redesign caught the eyes of Star Wars fans everywhere including Mark Hamill who tweeted “R2-D2 Observatory Transformed Germans Into Giant Nerds.”

R2-D2 Observatory Transformed Germans Into Giant Nerds https://t.co/s4vUwKGxEP via @LaughingSquid

— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) March 22, 2019

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Utiniiiiiii🔧.. Auf dem Gelände der FH in Zweibrücken haben die #Studenten seit ein paar Wochen Grund zur Freude. In Zusammenarbeit mit ihrem Prof Hubert Zitt haben sie in mühevoller Arbeit die Kuppel der dortigen Sternwarte in den Star Wars Droiden R2D2 verwandelt 😍.. Also ich finde das Teil kann sich echt sehen lassen ❤. Ein galaktisch starkes Ergebnis 👍. Möge die Macht mit euch sein!!! #cptmaggi #captainmaggi #starwars #starwarslove #starwarsfan #jawa #r2d2 #fhzweibrücken #zweibrücken #hubertzitt #maytheforcebewithyou #droid #sternwarte #sternwartezweibrücken #arts #streetart #gg #germangarrison #501st #501stlegion #tatooine #cosplay

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Sternwarte Zweibrücken. #germany🇩🇪 #starwars #R2D2 #Zweibrücken #astronomy #nerds4life #STARWARSfans

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To our knoweld,ge this is actually the second Obersvatory R2-D2 transformation. Goodsell Observatory at Carleton College in Minnesota was also transformed in 2010.