Investigate: The Star of Bethlehem

[VideoGameCoupons]

wow, amazing stuff

[imsuprised]

I stand corrected, Sirius is the brightest star in the night sky.  It was such a focal point of the ancient world that some cultures worshipped it.

[imsuprised]

Sirius is the brightest star in the East, three stars follow Sirius and they are still called what they were called over 2000 years ago...."The Three Kings". Like so many stories of old, this story came out out of the night sky.

[conewells]

It was a SUPERNOVA!!!!  An exploding, dying star.

[NELSONatTRAFALGAR]

@conewells

Wasnt a supernova or should I say unlikely. Definately not a comet, most likely candidate is the conjunction of the planets. Too long to explain

[AtarahDerek]

The mistake people often make when searching for the star is they assume that the star was a one-night event. If that were the case, the Magi wouldn't have wasted a trip.

The star started by "crowning" Regulus in the constellation Leo, the lion who represents the tribe of Judah. This began on Rosh Hashanah in 3 BC. Behind Leo, up rose Virgo, clothed in the sun, with a new moon at her feet. "Where is the one who has been born King of the Jews?" Three clues covered right there.

[AtarahDerek]

There were no novae recorded in the years 2 or 3 BC. Nor were there any comets. Besides, if there had been, Herod would not have been surprised to hear about the star. He would have known exactly what the Magi were talking about. Finally, novae don't "stop." They're fixed stars. They shine for a while--a few months at the most--and go out. But they don't move. In order to stop, a star has to move first.

[conewells]

@AtarahDerek What can I tell you? BEN-HUR spoiled me.

[RedwoodUnion]

i thought this was natural history

[AtarahDerek]

This falls into the category of supernatural; the natural, but on steroids.