The online Slooh Community Observatory will host a live webcast tonight (Dec. 23) concerning what cosmic object the famous Star of Bethlehem might have been. The show begins at 8 p.m. EDT (0100 on Dec. 24 GMT) and will be streamed live on Slooh.com. The broadcast will also appear in the window below, courtesy of Slooh.
From Slooh release:
On Friday, December 23rd, at 5:00 PM PST | 8:00 PM EST | 01:00UTC (International Times: http://bit.ly/2hXvs0E), Slooh will dive into the Biblical story of the Three Wise Men, attempting to explain the appearance of the famous Star of Bethlehem. The live show will bring together experts from both astronomy and religion to explore the many possible explanations for this real life Christmas wonder.
During the show, Slooh’s telescopes at the Pontifical Catholic University in Chile will be pointed at a few of those possibilities, livestreaming views of the bright planet Venus as well as Comet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova. In recent nights, Venus has been very close to Mars, causing a planetary conjunction. Both a conjunction of planets and a bright long period comet have been sited as possible explanations for the Biblical sighting.
Host and Slooh Astronomer, Eric Edelman, will be joined by Slooh’s very own three wise men to discuss these possibilities and others. Joining Edelman is Catholic Priest and blogger for the Vatican Observatory, Fr. James Kurzynski, and astronomy journalist and author Bob Berman. Both Berman and Fr. Kurzynski have written extensively about the potential culprits behind the famous Star of Bethlehem. They’ll share what they’ve learned, as well as their personal beliefs, live on the air. Slooh Astronomer, Paul Cox, will also be on hand to teach viewers how they too can hunt for comets, and other astronomical objects, using Slooh’s observatories.
In the Biblical story of the birth of Jesus Christ, a bright star appears in the sky to herald the divine event. That star is said to have guided the shepherds and Three Wise Men to the manger where the newborn and his parents had taken shelter, bringing their gifts and tidings to the infant. But did the star really exist? And if it did, was it really a star, or something else? Slooh’s holiday livestream will tackle these questions and more.
Viewers can join in on the show, ask questions and express their own theories by tweeting them to @Slooh or by joining the live chat on Facebook.
You can go to Slooh.com to join and watch this live broadcast, snap and share your own photos during the event, chat with audience members and interact with the hosts, and personally control Slooh’s telescopes.
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