THAT'S NO MOON
How big the Death Star REALLY is – VFX whizz reveals the iconic Star Wars space station would be wider than WALES
IT'S one of Hollywood's most memorable machines, obliterating whole planets in the blink of an eye.
But while we all know what the iconic Death Star looks like, few of us have any idea how big the ship is.
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Now a VFX whizz has mocked up the space station next to our planet to give fans an idea of its gargantuan size.
YouTube star Wren Weichman, 30, says he's been "blown away" by the Death Star's size ever since he was a child.
His video shows that the 75-mile-wide space laser absolutely dwarfs any UK city, stretching wider than Wales.
However, when compared to Earth, it looks a little on the small side.
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"The Death Star is pretty huge, but it's nothing in comparison to an actual planet," Weichman says.
"What I found surprising from making this video was that ... the massive ships in Star Wars actually seem kind of quaint."
The Los Angeles resident didn't only cover the Death Star during his investigation.
He used VFX software to model a host of notable Star Wars craft – including the Millennium Falcon.
The spaceship famously piloted by Han Solo is around 35 metres long – about the same as a Boeing 737.
It would cover seven lanes of traffic on an American highway, Weichman said.
But it's dwarfed by Darth Vader's biggest ship, The Executor.
That's said to be 12 miles long, meaning it's just a little bit shorter than Manhattan.
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Weichman mapped up the ominous warship over the New York City island to show just how massive it is.
His clip finally sheds light on the sizes of some of film's most recognisable spaceships.
"We never get to see Star Wars spaceships in a physical context because they're always in outer space or next to arbitrary Sci-Fi cities," Weichmain says.
"That got me wondering what they would look like if I put them in places you're familiar with."
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