Edmond Hamilton's story 'Kaldar: World of Antares' (published 1933 in the April issue of The Magic Carpet Magazine).Dickson's 'rod' from Wolfling showing the similarity it bears to a lightsaber In 2008, a survey of approximately 2,000 film fans found it to be the most popular weapon in film history. The lightsaber has become one of the most widely recognized elements of the Star Wars franchise. Bringing the blade into contact with another lightsaber's blade produces a loud crackle. An active lightsaber gives off a distinctive hum, which rises in pitch and volume as the blade is moved rapidly through the air. Some exotic saber-proof melee weapons have been introduced in the Expanded Universe as well as later episodic films. Other times, the lightsaber has been shown to cause bleeding wounds in the flesh, sometimes accompanied by burns. The blade has even been used as a tool to weld metal. It leaves cauterized wounds in flesh, but can be deflected by another lightsaber blade, by energy shields, or by the metal beskar. There are several variations outside of the traditional single-bladed lightsaber, such as the double-bladed lightsaber (most famously wielded by Darth Maul), Kylo Ren's unique crossguard lightsaber, and the Darksaber, primarily wielded by the non-Force-sensitive Mandalorian rulers of Mandalore (including Maul, Bo-Katan Kryze, and the Mandalorian).ДЄs presented in the films, a lightsaber's energy blade can cut, burn, and melt through most substances with little resistance. A lightsaber's hilt is built by its wielder and is, therefore, unique in design. The color of a lightsaber's blade is given by its power source, the kyber crystal, which is influenced by the wielder and the Force as they connect with and tune the crystal. The Jedi use different colored lightsabers (predominantly blue and green, though purple and yellow have also appeared in canon media), while the Sith wield exclusively red-bladed sabers to distinguish themselves from the Jedi. In the Star Wars universe, the lightsaber is the signature weapon of the light side-wielding Jedi Order and the dark side-wielding Sith Order and the Knights of Ren (named after another term for lightsaber), but can also be wielded by non- Force-sensitive characters as an ordinary weapon or tool. The lightsaber's distinct appearance was created using rotoscoping for the original films, and with digital effects for the prequel and sequel trilogies. First introduced in the original Star Wars film, it has since appeared in most Star Wars films, with at least one lightsaber duel occurring in each installment of the ' Skywalker saga'. A typical lightsaber is depicted as a luminescent plasma blade about 3 feet (0.91В m) in length emitted from a metal hilt around 10.5 inches (27В cm) in length. This planetary alignment wonвЂ™t happen again until June 22, 2040, at dusk and again on March 29, 2041, at dawn, according to the American Astronomical Society.Plot element from the Star Wars franchiseДЄ lightsaber (also referred to as a laser sword) is a fictional energy sword featured throughout the Star Wars franchise. The real bonus on June 24 is that the waning crescent moon will be positioned between Venus and Mars. Mercury will be much easier to see, and youвЂ™ll have about an hour to enjoy the sight, from when Mercury pops above the horizon to when the rising sun washes it out of the sky.Д«ut Joseph said you donвЂ™t have to wait: The planets are in view now on a cloudless morning.

On June 24, the planetary lineup will be even more compelling, according to Sky and Telescope, a journal of the American Astronomical Society. Pete Pier, or an area with reduced light pollution for an unobstructed view. Joseph recommends finding an open field or park, such as the hill at the St. ItвЂ™s best to try to look for them in the southeastern horizon at least 30 minutes before sunrise, which is about 6:30 a.m. вЂњItвЂ™s really neat that with the naked eye in the morning hours you can see the planets lined up like pearls on a necklace,вЂќ Joseph said. It will be conveniently placed between Venus and Mars, according to this Sky & Telescope illustration. At dawn on June 24, the crescent moon joins a rare planetary lineup.

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