Holiday Skies

Numerous explanations have been given for the Star of Bethlehem as reported in the Bible. This talk first examines the text of Matthew 2:1-12 to extract descriptions of the star and its behavior. An astronomical perspective is then applied to the text in order to apply the descriptions to the sky as it appeared two millennia ago. Planetarium software is used to reconstruct events in the sky as seen from the Middle East during this time.

This talk will be given by Dr. Danielle Adams | Deputy Director for Marketing and Communications – Lowell Observatory