𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆'𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 4 𝑴𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑨𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒌𝒚 (Makrem Larnaout)

𝑳𝒖𝒌𝒆'𝒔 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓 𝑾𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑬𝒑𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒅𝒆 4 𝑴𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕: 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑨𝒎𝒊𝒅𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒊𝒍𝒌𝒚

Seizing an incredible opportunity to breathe life into an iconic Star Wars moment, captured through my lens! 📸 Picture this: Luke, poised to cross the threshold of his home, with the breathtaking Milky Way rising majestically in the backdrop. Stars waltz in perfect harmony, paying homage to this legendary scene.But that's not all! Just above, a dazzling Perseid meteor streaks through the sky, guided by a cosmic destiny. Its destination? Luke's home, of course. A celestial wink that transcends time and space.This captured instant unveils the magic of Tunisia, the backdrop that served the Star Wars universe. The Lars homestead, rooted in Tatooine's sands not far from Anchorhead, stood as the Lars family's haven for three generations. Here, history took shape, dreams became reality.A tribute to this cinematic legacy that continues to inspire us. The adventure persists, between fiction and reality.

Please note: The following tables are updated every 24 hours.

Distribution of astrophotographers

This table shows the number of distinct astrophotographers who have been assigned and IOTD/TP award compared to the total number of images awarded.
	Distinct awarded users	Total awarded images
Image of the day
Top picks
Top pick nominations

Distribution of subject types

This table shows the distribution of awards per subject type, compared to the popularity of images of that subject type.
	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Deep sky
Solar system
Extremely wide field
Star trails
Northern lights
Noctilucent clouds
Landscape

Distribution of data sources

This table shows the distribution of awards per data source, compared to the popularity of images acquired from that data source.
	Image of the day	Top pick	Top pick nominations	Total submitted
Backyard
Traveller
Own remote observatory
Amateur hosting facility
Public amaeteur data
Professional, scientific grade data
Mix of multiple sources
Other
Unknown

The “AstroBin Image of the Day and Top Picks”, or IOTD/TP, is a long-running system to promote beautiful, interesting, peculiar, or otherwise amazing astrophotographs, with a focus on technical excellence. Learn more.

Submitted The date and time when you submitted this image for IOTD/TP consideration.	...
Views by Submitters (available since September 19th, 2023) Every image is assigned to 50% of available Submitters. In the event that at least 80% of them don't view the image before its time in the IOTD/TP process expires, it's assigned to the other 50% of Submitters and the process begins anew.
Promotions by Submitters When 3 distinct Submitters promote the image, it moves on to the next stage of the process: evaluation for Top Pick status. This requirement, in addition to anonymization of images and distribution to only a subset of them, prevents biases and ensures that the best images are selected.
Promotions by Reviewers When 3 distinct Reviewers promote the image, it moves on to the next stage of the process: evaluation for IOTD status.
Early dismissal Staff members have a lot of images to inspect on a daily basis, and they can dismiss images if they believe they don't meet the requirements for IOTD/TP selection. If an image is dismissed 5 times, it's removed from the process. This streamlines the process and ensures that any bias present in promotions could be overruled by other staff members.

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