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#224684 12/23/05 11:29 PM
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Speaking of twinkling stars, I feel the Star of Bethlehem was Venus in her most brilliant phase. Anyone else have any ideas? <img src="/images/graemlins/beamedup.gif" alt="" />

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#224685 12/24/05 02:52 PM
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I actually watched something about the nativity on the history channel this AM and was debating it in another forum I belong to a few days ago.

It all started with the Moon being the closest to the earth that it has in nearly 20 years (see fionas post in the wicca forum). I was debating the fact that it possibly could have been another planet on a point in its rotation at which it was the closest to planet earth.

The history channel had a theory that it was an eclispe of jupiter by the moon in the constellation of aries. They also said that jesus was probably born in the spring considering sheep are "usually" only gaurded by shepards at night during the lambing season ie: aprilish. Which makes absolute sense to me.


per aspera ad astra: Through rough ways to the stars...

#224686 12/24/05 11:14 PM
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I am sorry I missed that show. Maybe they will show it again and then we can discuss it in our astronomy club meeting. The lambing bit makes sense also. Who knows what happened back then? It could have been a comet that has long since disappeared, or a supernova. Several years ago we went to Colorado, and on the winter solstice the moon was at perigee (The point in its monthly rotation when it is closest to Earth), and had not been this close to the Earth in 130 years! It was huge and the reflection off the snow made it light as day (almost). It was amazing to see. I read Fiona's post and it reminded me of my experience. Sounds like she had a great solstice.

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I tend to believe the Star of Bethleham was a literary star.

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I tend to think that science doesn't need to explain it with something "natural"--if people think God can't do anything he wants with the night sky, including placing a bright star or some other marker, then their faith isn't very strong.


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