Skip to main content

The Christmas Star of Bethlehem

Date:
-
Location:
CP155
Speaker(s) / Presenter(s):
Prof. Gary Ferland (UK)

The Gospel of Matthew records a peculiar astronomical event that occurred at the birth of Christ. Could the “Christmas Star” have been a nova, a supernova, a comet, or some other spectacular sight? I will talk about what was visible around the time of the birth of Christ, and describe Kepler's idea that that the Star was a planet alignment that guided the “wise men from the East.”

Event Series: