Illuminator

The term illuminator was used for a range of illumination devices. This included a type of lamp that consisted of a dark blue, porous, ovoid with a silver protuberance at the top that sat in a silver dish atop a tripod of legs. In 19 BBY,Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of to 19 BBY. this kind of illuminator sat on a small table beside a Naboo chair in the corner opposite the entry way to the bedroom of Senator Padmé Amidala of the planet Naboo in her apartment in the Senate apartment complex on the planet Coruscant.
The term could also be applied to handheld devices such as those used by Kanjiklub members including Razoo Qin-Fee while they searched the Baleen-class heavy freighter EravanaStar Wars: The Force Awakens novelization in 34 ABY.Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of to 34 ABY.
==Behind the scenes==
An illuminator first appeared in the prequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, which was released on May 19, 2005.Star Wars Year by Year: A Visual Chronicle In the current Star Wars canon, the illuminator was identified in the 2015 Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization by Alan Dean Foster. The devices originated in the Star Wars Legends continuity, where they were first mentioned in the 1984 reference book A Guide to the Star Wars Universe, which was written by Raymond L. Velasco.A Guide to the Star Wars Universe
==Appearances==
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*Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
==Notes and references==
Category:Illumination devices