Eye of Aldhani

For other uses, see Eye (disambiguation).

"Imagine fifty meteor showers all at once, but like a curtain being pulled across the sky until the Eye, the window to the galaxy, forms over the horizon."

―Gorn, to Cassian Andor^[1]

The Eye of Aldhani, known as Mak-ani bray Dhani in the language spoken by the native Dhani, was a celestial event that occurred once every three years on the planet Aldhani. The event occurred at the same time every cycle and could be predicted to the minute.^[1] Although the Dhanis revered it as a supernatural event, the Eye was the planet moving through a crystal belt that allowed meteors to harmlessly pass through and burn up in the planet's atmosphere.^[2]

Dhanis would travel great distances to witness the Eye and celebrate. In the years after the start of the Galactic Empire's occupation of Aldhani, the Dhanis were relocated. Over time, the number of them that arrived in the sacred valley, an area taken over by the Imperials, to witness the event dwindled. Imperial personnel at the Aldhani dam base were fascinated by the event as well,^[2] with most of the Imperials hoping to catch a glimpse of the event when it occurred.^[3]

The Eye was used as cover during a rebel infiltration team's mission on Aldhani,^[1] as during the event the Max-7 Rono box freighter the group would be escaping in would have a better chance of escaping from Imperial TIE fighters in the chaos of the meteors.^[2]