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| − | {{Quote|There are so many! Do they all have a system of planets?|A nine year-old [[Anakin Skywalker]], looking at the stars|Star Wars Episode I |
+ | {{Quote|There are so many! Do they all have a system of planets?|A nine year-old [[Anakin Skywalker]], looking at the stars|Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace}}[[File:Makeb sun.png|thumb|right|220px|[[Makeb's sun|Starlight]] over the planet [[Makeb]].]] |
| − | A '''star''' was an enormous sphere of immensely hot [[hydrogen]] and [[helium]] that underwent [[Wikipedia:nuclear fusion|nuclear fusion]]{{Fact}} to produce heat and light (in essence, it was a giant ball of [[plasma]]). [[Star system|Systems]] of [[planet]]s would usually form around stars when the gas and dust around them became stable enough. Stars could come in all sorts of sizes, |
+ | A '''star''' was an enormous sphere of immensely hot [[hydrogen]] and [[helium]] that underwent [[Wikipedia:nuclear fusion|nuclear fusion]]{{Fact}} to produce heat and light (in essence, it was a giant ball of [[plasma]]). [[Star system|Systems]] of [[planet]]s would usually form around stars when the gas and dust around them became stable enough. Stars could come in all sorts of sizes, [[color]]s, and temperatures. Most planets were seen orbiting medium mass orange-yellow stars, often called '''suns'''. |
It was estimated that there were four hundred billion stars in [[the galaxy]]. There were 7.1 billion habitable stars in the known galaxy, which made up about 3.2 billion habitable star systems. This means that many systems contained two or more stars.<ref name="Atlas">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref> Red dwarfs accounted for approximately 70 percent of the galaxy's stars.<ref>{{GamerCite|9|Endor and the Moddell Sector}}</ref> |
It was estimated that there were four hundred billion stars in [[the galaxy]]. There were 7.1 billion habitable stars in the known galaxy, which made up about 3.2 billion habitable star systems. This means that many systems contained two or more stars.<ref name="Atlas">''[[The Essential Atlas]]''</ref> Red dwarfs accounted for approximately 70 percent of the galaxy's stars.<ref>{{GamerCite|9|Endor and the Moddell Sector}}</ref> |
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==Types of stars== |
==Types of stars== |
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| − | {{Quote|Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova, and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?|[[Han Solo]], to [[Luke Skywalker]]|Star Wars Episode IV |
+ | {{Quote|Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova, and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?|[[Han Solo]], to [[Luke Skywalker]]|Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope}}[[File:Sequence stars.png|300px|thumb|Comparison of star types]] |
There are seven types of '''main sequence''' stars in the galaxy:<ref name="Atlas" /> |
There are seven types of '''main sequence''' stars in the galaxy:<ref name="Atlas" /> |
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*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]'' |
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| + | *{{TOR|Rise of the Hutt Cartel}} |
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| + | *{{TOR|Galactic Starfighter}} |
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| + | *{{TOR|Knights of the Fallen Empire}} |
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*''[[Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pandemonium]]'' |
*''[[Lost Tribe of the Sith: Pandemonium]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars: Jedi Academy]]'' {{Nc}} |
*''[[Star Wars: Jedi Academy]]'' {{Nc}} |
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*''[[Legacy of the Jedi]]'' |
*''[[Legacy of the Jedi]]'' |
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+ | *[[Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace|''Star Wars'': Episode I ''The Phantom Menace'']] |
*''[[Star Wars Episode I Journal: Darth Maul]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars Episode I Journal: Darth Maul]]'' |
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*''[[Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path]]'' |
*''[[Jedi Apprentice: The Uncertain Path]]'' |
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+ | *[[Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones|''Star Wars'': Episode II ''Attack of the Clones'']] |
*{{InsiderCite|144|Hondo Ohnaka's Not-So-Big Score}} |
*{{InsiderCite|144|Hondo Ohnaka's Not-So-Big Score}} |
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*''[[Shatterpoint]]'' |
*''[[Shatterpoint]]'' |
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*{{TCWUKCite|6.51|Deadly Allies}} |
*{{TCWUKCite|6.51|Deadly Allies}} |
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*{{TCW|A Sunny Day in the Void}} |
*{{TCW|A Sunny Day in the Void}} |
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| − | *{{TCW|The Gathering}} |
+ | *{{TCW|The Gathering (episode)|The Gathering}} |
*''[[MedStar I: Battle Surgeons]]'' |
*''[[MedStar I: Battle Surgeons]]'' |
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*''[[MedStar II: Jedi Healer]]'' |
*''[[MedStar II: Jedi Healer]]'' |
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*''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' |
*''[[Han Solo at Stars' End]]'' |
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*''[[The Star Wars 2]]'' {{Nc}} |
*''[[The Star Wars 2]]'' {{Nc}} |
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+ | *[[Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope|''Star Wars'': Episode IV ''A New Hope'']] / [[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (novel)|novel]] {{1st}} / [[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (junior novelization)|junior novel]] |
*''[[Tatooine Manhunt]]'' |
*''[[Tatooine Manhunt]]'' |
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*''[[Strike Force: Shantipole]]'' |
*''[[Strike Force: Shantipole]]'' |
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*''[[Otherspace (adventure)|Otherspace]]'' |
*''[[Otherspace (adventure)|Otherspace]]'' |
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*''[[Scavenger Hunt]]'' |
*''[[Scavenger Hunt]]'' |
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| + | *{{WEGCite|book=Supernova (WEG)|text=''Supernova''|story=Triple Cross}} |
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*''[[Scoundrels]]'' |
*''[[Scoundrels]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars 38: Riders in the Void]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars 38: Riders in the Void]]'' |
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*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|text=''Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook''|story="Let's Go!"|stext=''Let's Go!''}} |
*{{WEGCite|book=Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook|text=''Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook''|story="Let's Go!"|stext=''Let's Go!''}} |
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*''[[Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale]]'' |
*''[[Out of the Closet: The Assassin's Tale]]'' |
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| + | *{{WEGCite|book=Twin Stars of Kira|text=''Twin Stars of Kira''|story=Lazerian IV (adventure)|stext=Lazerian IV}} |
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| + | *{{WEGCite|book=Twin Stars of Kira|text=''Twin Stars of Kira''|story=For a Few Kilotons More}} |
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*[[Dark Forces: Rebel Agent audio drama|''Dark Forces: Rebel Agent'' audio drama]] |
*[[Dark Forces: Rebel Agent audio drama|''Dark Forces: Rebel Agent'' audio drama]] |
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*[[Dark Forces: Jedi Knight audio drama|''Dark Forces: Jedi Knight'' audio drama]] |
*[[Dark Forces: Jedi Knight audio drama|''Dark Forces: Jedi Knight'' audio drama]] |
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| + | *{{Journal|1|First Contact}} |
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*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]'' |
*''[[Tatooine Ghost]]'' |
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*''[[The Crystal Star]]'' |
*''[[The Crystal Star]]'' |
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*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]'' |
*''[[The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force]]'' |
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*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast]]'' |
*''[[Fate of the Jedi: Outcast]]'' |
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| − | *''[[Star Wars: Legacy Volume 2 14]]'' |
+ | *''[[Star Wars: Legacy Volume 2 14]]'' |
| + | *''[[The Tale of the Aiwha Pod (short story)|The Tale of the Aiwha Pod]]''}} |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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| − | *[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game |
+ | *''[[Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game (first edition)|Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game]]'' |
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]'' |
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]'' |
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*''[[Star Wars Campaign Pack]]'' |
*''[[Star Wars Campaign Pack]]'' |
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| − | *[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin |
+ | *''[[Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin]]'' |
| − | *[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back |
+ | *''[[Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back]]'' |
| − | *[[Imperial Sourcebook |
+ | *''[[Imperial Sourcebook]]'' |
| + | *''[[Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races]]'' |
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| − | *[[Rebel Alliance Sourcebook (First Edition)|''Rebel Alliance Sourcebook'', First Edition]] |
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| + | *''[[Rebel Alliance Sourcebook]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Two]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Twin Stars of Kira]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Dark Empire Sourcebook]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Supernova (WEG)|Supernova]]'' |
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| + | *[[Star Wars Technical Journal (Volume One)|''Star Wars Technical Journal'', Volume One]] |
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| + | *''[[Star Wars Technical Journal]]'' |
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| + | *''[[The Star Wars Planets Collection]]'' |
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*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]'' |
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook]]'' |
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*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]'' |
*''[[The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire]]'' |
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*''[[Living Force Campaign Guide]]'' |
*''[[Living Force Campaign Guide]]'' |
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*{{GamerCite|9|Endor and the Moddell Sector}} |
*{{GamerCite|9|Endor and the Moddell Sector}} |
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| + | *{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20021024raxus|text=Raxus Prime: An Expanded Universe Planet|int=Raxus Prime: An Expanded Universe Planet}} |
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*''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]'' <!--Jan 03--> |
*''[[Coruscant and the Core Worlds]]'' <!--Jan 03--> |
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*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20031002korriban|text=Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls|int=Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls}} <!--Oct 03--> |
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20031002korriban|text=Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls|int=Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls}} <!--Oct 03--> |
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*''[[Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide]]'' |
*''[[Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide]]'' |
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*''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]'' |
*''[[The New Essential Guide to Alien Species]]'' |
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| + | *''[[The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia]]'' |
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*''[[The Essential Atlas]]'' |
*''[[The Essential Atlas]]'' |
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*{{WizardsCite|int=Arbra: Sanctuary In the Storm|text=Arbra: Sanctuary In the Storm|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030612arbra2}} <!--June 2003--> |
*{{WizardsCite|int=Arbra: Sanctuary In the Storm|text=Arbra: Sanctuary In the Storm|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/sw20030612arbra2}} <!--June 2003--> |
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*{{Blog|official=true|2014/01/24/the-world-puller-the-history-of-centerpoint-station-needs-author-entry/|Galactic Architecture 101 and the history of Centerpoint Station|int=Galactic Architecture 101 and the History of Centerpoint Station}} |
*{{Blog|official=true|2014/01/24/the-world-puller-the-history-of-centerpoint-station-needs-author-entry/|Galactic Architecture 101 and the history of Centerpoint Station|int=Galactic Architecture 101 and the History of Centerpoint Station}} |
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*''[[Suns of Fortune]]'' |
*''[[Suns of Fortune]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook]]'' |
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| + | *''[[Fly Casual]]'' |
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Revision as of 04:02, 27 November 2015
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- "There are so many! Do they all have a system of planets?"
- ―A nine year-old Anakin Skywalker, looking at the stars
A star was an enormous sphere of immensely hot hydrogen and helium that underwent nuclear fusion[source?] to produce heat and light (in essence, it was a giant ball of plasma). Systems of planets would usually form around stars when the gas and dust around them became stable enough. Stars could come in all sorts of sizes, colors, and temperatures. Most planets were seen orbiting medium mass orange-yellow stars, often called suns.
It was estimated that there were four hundred billion stars in the galaxy. There were 7.1 billion habitable stars in the known galaxy, which made up about 3.2 billion habitable star systems. This means that many systems contained two or more stars.[1] Red dwarfs accounted for approximately 70 percent of the galaxy's stars.[2]
Characteristics
The parts of a star located above its surface were collectively referred to as the atmosphere. They comprised two principal zones: the chromosphere and the corona. The chromosphere was a gaseous, relatively cool layer located immediately above the surface, and the corona was the tenuous, rarefied gaseous outermost part of the atmosphere.[3]
Types of stars
- "Traveling through hyperspace ain't like dusting crops, boy! Without precise calculations we could fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova, and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?"
- ―Han Solo, to Luke Skywalker
Comparison of star types
There are seven types of main sequence stars in the galaxy:[1]
- "O" stars were blue and hot, and had a lifespan of less than one million years. There were approximately one hundred million habitable O stars in the galaxy. Example: Garnib.
- "B" stars were white-blue and hot, and had a lifespan of ten million years. There were approximately one hundred million habitable B stars in the galaxy. Example: Kessa.
- "A" stars were white and hot, and had a lifespan of four hundred million to two billion years. There were approximately one hundred million habitable A stars in the galaxy. Example: Colu.
- "F" stars were yellow-white and medium-temperature, and had a lifespan of four billion years. There were approximately one hundred million habitable F stars in the galaxy. Example: Ropagi.
- "G" stars were yellow and medium-temperature, and had a lifespan of ten billion years. There were approximately two billion habitable G stars in the galaxy. Example: Corell.
- "K" stars were orange and cool, and had a lifespan of sixty billion years. There were approximately 3.75 billion habitable K stars in the galaxy. Example: Yavin.
- "M" stars were red and cool, and had a lifespan of approximately one hundred trillion years. They were also called red dwarfs. There were approximately seven hundred million habitable M stars in the galaxy. Example: Barab.
With O stars being the biggest in the sequence, the size decreased gradually to the smallest M stars.
Tatoo I and Tatoo II, twin suns of the Tatoo system.
In addition to the main sequence stars, 10 percent of all stars in the galaxy were non-main sequence, of which five hundred million were habitable.
The non-main sequence stars include:[1]
Pre-main sequence (smaller than M stars):
- Brown dwarf. Example: Doornik-1142.
- Protostar. Example: Black Bantha.
Post main-sequence (bigger than O stars):
- Red giant. Example: Sokor.
- Blue giant. Example: Ku'Bakai.
- Red supergiant. Example: Primus Goluud.
Compact stars:
- White dwarf. Example: Ardos.
- Black dwarf. Example: The star of the Ring.
- Neutron star. Example: Din Pulsar.
- Black hole. Example: The Maw.
Behind the scenes
The OBAFGKM sequence is the same classification system used for identifying stars from Earth. However, in terms of Earth astrophysics, certain descriptions of stars in the Galaxy Far Far Away are shaky. Scientific bloopers abound such as blue supergiants that exist for long enough for a sentient species to evolve, inexplicably large brown dwarfs or red giants that are stable enough to house a habitable planet. The existence of black dwarfs is also impossible, as the universe is only about thirteen billion years old,[1] and those take trillions of years to form.[4]
Appearances
Because space travel is a central part of Star Wars, stars appear in many Star Wars works. This a list of media in which stars and suns are specifically mentioned (not including common compounds like "star system", "starship", "starfighter" or "Star Destroyer", or names like "Death Star" or "Black Sun").
Sources
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game
- The Star Wars Sourcebook
- Star Wars Campaign Pack
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- Imperial Sourcebook
- Galaxy Guide 4: Alien Races
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume Two
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
- Twin Stars of Kira
- Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
- Dark Empire Sourcebook
- Supernova
- Star Wars Technical Journal, Volume One
- Star Wars Technical Journal
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
- Shadows of the Empire Sourcebook
- The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Dash's Secret Getaway) (backup link (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC071.jpg) not verified!)- 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Millennium Falcon) (backup link (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC083.jpg) not verified!) (Picture only)
- 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Outrider) (backup link (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC084.jpg) not verified!) (Picture only)
- 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Virago) (backup link (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC085.jpg) not verified!) (Picture only)
- 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Swoop) (backup link (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC087.jpg) not verified!) (Picture only)
- 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Slave I) (backup link (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC088.jpg) not verified!) (Picture only)
- 1996 Topps Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (Card: Dash Attacks Xizor's Skyhook) (backup link (http://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC098.jpg) not verified!) (Picture only)
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- "Tasariq: The Crystal Planet" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
- Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
- Living Force Campaign Guide
- "Endor and the Moddell Sector" — Star Wars Gamer 9
- "Raxus Prime: An Expanded Universe Planet" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Coruscant and the Core Worlds
- "Korriban: Planet of Lost Souls" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- Geonosis and the Outer Rim Worlds
- Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords: Prima Official Game Guide
- The New Essential Guide to Alien Species
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- The Essential Atlas
- "Arbra: Sanctuary In the Storm" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
- The Jedi Path: A Manual for Students of the Force
- Essential Atlas Extra: The Knight Errant Gazetteer on StarWars.com (backup link (vault/books/knighterrant_atlas/index.html) not verified!)
- Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
- Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi 0
- The Essential Guide to Warfare
- The Essential Reader's Companion
- Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Dooku (★★★★★))
- "Not-So Magnificent Seven {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Not-So Magnificent Seven backup link (2013/09/04/the-not-so-magnificent-seven//The Not-So Magnificent Seven) not verified!)
- "Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 3 {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 3 backup link (2013/09/12/barely-tolerable-alien-henchmen-of-the-empire-part-3//Barely Tolerable: Alien Henchmen of the Empire, Part 3) not verified!)
- "Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare: Author's Cut — The Celestials {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare: Author's Cut — The Celestials backup link (2013/09/27/star-wars-the-essential-guide-to-warfare-authors-cut-the-celestials//Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Warfare: Author's Cut — The Celestials) not verified!)
- "An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Part 1 {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Part 1 backup link (2013/11/21/slugthrowers-an-overview-of-popular-music-and-musicians-in-a-galaxy-far-far-away-part-1//Slugthrowers: An Overview of Popular Music and Musicians in a Galaxy Far, Far Away, Part 1) not verified!)
- "Architecture 101 and the history of Centerpoint Station {{{3}}}" — {{{4}}} — [[{{{5}}}|{{{5}}}'s]] StarWars.com Blog (Architecture 101 and the history of Centerpoint Station backup link (2014/01/24/the-world-puller-the-history-of-centerpoint-station-needs-author-entry//Galactic Architecture 101 and the history of Centerpoint Station) not verified!)
- Suns of Fortune
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
- Fly Casual
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Essential Atlas
- ↑
"Endor and the Moddell Sector" — Star Wars Gamer 9
- ↑ Star Wars 58: Sundown!
- ↑ "Late stages of evolution for low-mass stars" by Michael Richmond, published by Rochester Institute of Technology on spiff.rit.edu (backup link not verified!)
