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 Iron_Captain wrote:
But regardless, that would mean that they would not have yet left Hyperspace entirely, as going faster than light is simply impossible in the regular dimension of the Star Wars universe.

I'm aware of that problem, so I'd just cap it at light speed... The moon is roughly 239000 km from Earth. Speed of light is roughly 299 792 km/s. However, as far as I can determine: the earth is significantly larger when viewed from the moon than the planet in the Venator's bridge windows suggesting that the planet is further than 239000km, possibly more than 299792km. Roughly 1 second elapses from the time the star-streak effect ends and the distant planet fills the view screen (meaning total distance was traversed in 1s... if they moved more than 299 792km, then they went faster than C... (Based on how fast the planet appeared, and assuming Earth sized, they probably exceeded C). Of course, we don't know the size of the planet, and they don't land on the planet either, and just enter high orbit, so assuming exit capped at light speed doesn't seem out of line either.



-edit- reference (just picture the Venator's windows around the same distance as the lander).