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Since I titled the 90-degree (straight up) photograph I submitted, of the top of the Peace Tower at the International Peace Garden, the Millenium Falcon, I thought I might as well take the concept further, so here is a redux of the image, combined with a previous submission from last fall, "Star Rainbow". Together, along with the addition of red and green navigational collision avoidance lights on the "prow" of the Falcon, I'm hoping it comes across as an actual view out the front windows of the famous ship's cockpit, the bright light and shadow on the ship thrown by a nearby sun, off to the left. Incidentally, for land lubbers who ever wondered how to keep the navigational lights and directions correct on an aircraft or ship correct, red is Port and green is Starboard, and a simple mnemonic device to keep them straight is to remember that the words "port" and "left" both have four letters in them, so "starboard" has to the what's left, right? Simple. 5.16-10