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The Star of Bethlehem
An Astronomical Perspective
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The Star of Bethlehem
Many people have attempted to give an astronomical explanation for the star of Bethlehem. How one interprets the story told in St.
*12 BC: Some theologians have suggested that the comet's appearance in 12 BC might explain the Biblical story of the Star of Bethlehem.
Another mission which encountered a comet was called Giotto, after the artist Giotto di Bondone, who had used the appearance of Comet Halley in 1301 as the model for the Star of Bethlehem in his painting titled "Adoration of the Magi".
Historically, this has also proven the biggest uncertainty for identifications of the Star of Bethlehem.
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum, also called Prussian asparagus, wild asparagus, Bath Asparagus, Pyrenees star of Bethlehem or spiked star of Bethlehem, is a plant whose young flower shoots may be eaten as a vegetable, ...
This merger is a possible interpretation of the Star of Bethlehem.
The appearance of the Crab supernova during July 1054, as seen from Beijing, China, just before sunrise, with the crescent Moon and the planet Mercury nearby.
identification with Star of Bethlehem (in Bethlehem, Star of)
igneous rock (in igneous rock: Extraterrestrial occurrences)
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From time to time, a very bright star will appear in the heavens, shine brilliantly for a time, then disappear. One such historical event, the Star of Bethlehem, could have been a nova.
The Star of Bethlehem: An Astronomer's View. Princeton, N. J: Princeton University Press, 68-72.
^ Needham, Volume 3, 411.
^ a b c Needham, Volume 3, 227.
^ Needham, Volume 3, 411-413.
^ Needham, Volume 3, 414.
In an appendix, Kepler also discussed the recent chronology work of Laurentius Suslyga; he calculated that, if Suslyga was correct that accepted timelines were four years behind, then the Star of Bethlehem— ...
 See also: Star, Time, Earth, Universe, Year
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