Goodmorning: I wanted to get some opions on The Star that appeared when Christ was born. What do you think it was? Why do you think it appeared at this exact time in history? With knowing the paths of heavenly bodies....do you think it will ever come back to earth? And if so when?????Have great day.....Bo
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http://abcnews.go.com/ABC2000/abc2000science/christmasstar991220.html
http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/850156.asp
These articles references a few theories on the "star". From the sounds of it, the story about Christmas star we read about in the bible may be a simplification of the astonomical observations of the "Maji". The actual events that interested them seem to be a combination of several events related to the orbits of planets and the moon in their relation to the stars and constalations.
http://stacks.msnbc.com/news/850156.asp
These articles references a few theories on the "star". From the sounds of it, the story about Christmas star we read about in the bible may be a simplification of the astonomical observations of the "Maji". The actual events that interested them seem to be a combination of several events related to the orbits of planets and the moon in their relation to the stars and constalations.
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Considering that we don't actually know when Christ was born, it'd be hard to determine exactly what astronomical event if any was associated with it.
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Hi bonita!
This book should be a great help.http://askelm.com/books/book003.htm
A video presentation can be found here. http://www.askelm.com/video/real/xmas_star.swf
This is excellent IMO
Another good site is here http://www.redbay.com/ekklesia/revsign.htm
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There is no astronomical explanation that is consistent with the story found in Matthew.
No star, planet, etc. ever hoovers above any particular spot on Earth.
This "star" if it is to be said to exist must been in the atmosphere.
No star, planet, etc. ever hoovers above any particular spot on Earth.
This "star" if it is to be said to exist must been in the atmosphere.
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Of course, really it could all be fiction.
However, as others have said, its really hard to get any times of the years. We know that The shepards were outside at night, so the star didnt first appear in the winter. but it seems thats about it.
However, as others have said, its really hard to get any times of the years. We know that The shepards were outside at night, so the star didnt first appear in the winter. but it seems thats about it.
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Not necessarily. The references I have posted involve conjunctions with the planet jupiter. Now obviously a conjuction cannot lead you anywhere or "stand over " anywhere. But one planet or "wandering star" could.
In short certain conjunctions (involving Jupiter) led the magi to Jerusalem (westward), where they found that the messiah was to be born in Bethlehem.
So the question now would be "how does a star that leads you westward now lead you southward"?
Perhaps this quote from
Christ our Promised Seed," by VP Wierwille.
Will explain it more concisely than I.
All the visible stars and planets appear to an
observer on earth to move westward during the
course of a night, similar to the motion of the
sun during the day. A star or planet will reach its
highest point when it arrives on the meridian,
directly south of the observer in the northern
hemisphere.
Meridian - an imaginary semi-circle
passing directly overhead of the
observer and intersecting the
horizon directly north and south.
This is similar to the sun when it reaches its
highest point during the day at noon, when it is
on the same meridian as the observer; from this
point on, the sun begins to descend in the
western half of the sky. As the Magi left
Jerusalem, they saw Jupiter on its nightly
course. Looking south they saw it high in the
sky, nearing its apex on the meridian of
Jerusalem and Bethlehem. As learned
astronomers, they knew that Jupiter would
slowly progress to its meridian. Indeed, as they
traveled, they could see Jupiter slowly moving in
the direction of Bethlehem. The very star they
had seen "in the rising," which had inspired their
journey to Judea, the star they had seen in so
many notable configurations - the king planet -
was now confirming their destination by
approaching its meridian as they traveled
towards it.As the Magi approached Bethlehem,
Jupiter finally "stood over" where the child was,
the area of Bethlehem. The words "stood over"
do not necessarily mean Jupiter stopped; they
mean the star had reached its highest point, or
"stood."
All the best
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