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Astronomers find the Christmas star - www news com au

ASTRONOMERS have recreated the night sky at the time when Christ was born using computer software. Historical records and computer simulations point to a rare series of planetary groupings, known as conjunctions, during the years 3BC and 2BC David Reneke, news editor of Sky and Space Magazine , says most scholars believe Jesus was born around this time and, as it turns out, this was one of the most remarkable celestial periods of the last 3000 years. He said it was now possible to "go back and have a look at the sky of Christ's time" to spot the Star of Bethlehem - one of the most powerful, and enigmatic, symbols of Christianity. It is said to have guided the three wise men to the place where Christ was born. "With modern astronomy software programs we can reproduce the night sky exactly as it was, thousands of years ago," he said. On August 12, 3BC, Jupiter and Venus appeared very close together just before sunrise, appearing as a bright morning "star". It would have been visible in the eastern dawn sky of the Middle East from about 3:45am to 5:20am. The crowning touch came 10 months later, on June 17, 2BC, as Venus and Jupiter joined again in the constellation Leo. This time the two planets were so close that they would have looked like one single brilliant star, the brightest thing in the sky next to the moon. This is about the time Christ is actually thought to have been born, however, Christians settled on December 25 over the next few centuries by melding their belief with various pagan customs.

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