Students at Minnesota Carleton College decided to pay homage to Star Wars and the George Lucas series by creating a giant R2D2 observatory, essentially costuming a school building in R2D2 apparel.
I guess students at Minnesota Carleton College are avid 'Star Wars fans,' because it would take a lot of energy and money to create an R2D2 that large. Nevertheless, I'm sure students on campus definitely got a kick out of it of this huge homage to the 'Star Wars' robot in the form of an R2D2 observatory.
'Star Wars' Observatories
Minnesota Carleton College Creates an Oversize R2D2 Observatory
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