Why were they able to see the Hosnian system get destroyed from Takodana? You’d think they’d be right on top of each other for that to make sense… but according to the new maps of the galaxy there is some considerable distance between the two systems.
I assume it will never be explained, but I will go ahead and say the hyperspeed laser light reaches other systems much faster than regular light. So its possible to see it as it happens.
Maybe it should have been pinpoints of light rather than a fireworks show, but that’s Star Wars for you.
Well, SW isn’t exactly knows for being scientifically accurate. Heck, one of the things that convinced Irvin Kershner to direct ESB was that he wouldn’t have to pay attention to any scientific accuracy at all.
This is after all a universe held together by magic, and where space-ships make pretty loud noises in the vacuum of space. Also time doesn’t seem to be in any way affected by gravity, or light-speed, so it’s essentially just Middle-Earth in space.
I do however think that they should have made the beam and explosion a tad smaller. More of an illustration, rather than being so blatant. Apparently it’s a lot smaller in the novelization.