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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2020 4:20:46 GMT -5
I don`t believe this is what the Star of Bethlehem was made up of. I personally believe the Star that shone over the place where the Lord lay was a Divinely made " phenomenon", which is only fitting to announce to the world, the birth of it`s Lord, Savior,, and King! King Jesus! news.yahoo.com/heavenly-bodies-converge-many-ask-133017851.html |
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Post by omegahunter on Dec 18, 2020 14:09:35 GMT -5
100% agree.
The planetary alignment would not last long enough for the Magi to have followed it to Israel.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 21, 2020 18:57:39 GMT -5
Tonight is the night if anyone wants to see this. Jupiter and Saturn will be in the south west and probably be the brightest "star" in that area. Very cool and they won't be this close for another 800 years.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 21, 2020 18:58:21 GMT -5
Not through the clouds, bummer
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 21, 2020 19:05:19 GMT -5
We drove down to the old lock and dam in Newburgh to watch for it. Beautiful sunset!
We were underimpressed with the “star”. It was bright but not near as bright as Venus that I watched one early morning from my tree stand back in early November..
Maybe we expected too much after all the hype?
There was quite a crowd there though.
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Post by omegahunter on Dec 21, 2020 19:10:06 GMT -5
Tonight is the night if anyone wants to see this. Jupiter and Saturn will be in the south west and probably be the brightest "star" in that area. Very cool and they won't be this close for another 800 years. Was far better viewing a few months ago. Saturns rings could easily be seen then through a telescope. We are trying to view too close to the horizon now and sighting through too much atmosphere. Everything was blurry tonight. I agree with Woody on the hype. And it happens again in 2080 unless the Lord's return beforehand. |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 21, 2020 20:01:08 GMT -5
In my mind people pay zero attention to celestial bodies. Probably because we are more knowable of what's actually going on up there SORT OF. If your whole life you used the stars to get around at night and thought the universe revolved around the earth this would be considered a sign from God. Now I get it that this is not a sign from God but if you can rewind time by 1500 to 2000 years I think you'd agree that these events hold more merit than your average day of making large rocks into building materials. There are bazzillions of people who can't find the north star much less identify a planet. This was not the case 1000 years ago.
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Post by omegahunter on Dec 21, 2020 20:39:53 GMT -5
In my mind people pay zero attention to celestial bodies. Probably because we are more knowable of what's actually going on up there SORT OF. If your whole life you used the stars to get around at night and thought the universe revolved around the earth this would be considered a sign from God. Now I get it that this is not a sign from God but if you can rewind time by 1500 to 2000 years I think you'd agree that these events hold more merit than your average day of making large rocks into building materials. There are bazzillions of people who can't find the north star much less identify a planet. This was not the case 1000 years ago. I've been watching Jupiter and Saturn since August leading up to the convergence. To your point, those who kept an eye on the heavens for "everyday use" would have also saw the two planets converging and would not suddenly think that they had become a mysterious, new star. What we have had over the past week is just another example of fake news in referencing this as "the Christmas Star". |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 21, 2020 20:54:28 GMT -5
In my mind people pay zero attention to celestial bodies. Probably because we are more knowable of what's actually going on up there SORT OF. If your whole life you used the stars to get around at night and thought the universe revolved around the earth this would be considered a sign from God. Now I get it that this is not a sign from God but if you can rewind time by 1500 to 2000 years I think you'd agree that these events hold more merit than your average day of making large rocks into building materials. There are bazzillions of people who can't find the north star much less identify a planet. This was not the case 1000 years ago. I've been watching Jupiter and Saturn since August leading up to the convergence. To your point, those who kept an eye on the heavens for "everyday use" would have also saw the two planets converging and would not suddenly think that they had become a mysterious, new star. What we have had over the past week is just another example of fake news in referencing this as "the Christmas Star". I too have had my eye on this. No it's not a sudden happening it has happened gradually but again their idea of what was going on above their heads was much different than how we see our world and beyond. On top of that WE did not see the conjunction that may have occurred around the birth if Christ it may have been more spectacular at that time and could have involved another planet (who knows on that one I'm just throwing it out there). For the record I've not read the article posted or any other article related to this being associated with "The Star of Bethlehem", Christmas star or whatever you want to tie it to. Just something cool that happens everynow and again. Solar eclipses are more spectacular but hold just as much religious weight as tonight's planatary conjunction... Absolutely zero. My point is waaaaaay back then something like this held more weight. |
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Post by omegahunter on Dec 21, 2020 21:05:25 GMT -5
The "star" of Christ's birth moved and STOPPED over Jesus. It then lasted for 3 years as the Magi traveled to find the new King. It was not a naturally occurring celestial body. It was a supernatural star that God moved with his own hand.
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Post by blackmouthcur on Dec 22, 2020 5:50:07 GMT -5
Tonight is the night if anyone wants to see this. Jupiter and Saturn will be in the south west and probably be the brightest "star" in that area. Very cool and they won't be this close for another 800 years. I’ll wait till next time to see it then. |
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 22, 2020 7:14:32 GMT -5
It was too cloudy and I didn't get to enjoy it.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 22, 2020 9:35:14 GMT -5
It was too cloudy and I didn't get to enjoy it. It's still going to be pretty close tonight just not as close. |
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Post by jman46151 on Dec 22, 2020 13:02:42 GMT -5
My wife and I took the spotting scope out to check it out. Pretty cool to see the moons of Jupiter and the the outline of Saturn's rings.
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Post by dbd870 on Dec 22, 2020 14:17:42 GMT -5
It was too cloudy and I didn't get to enjoy it. We waited too long I think. Didn’t see it |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2020 14:26:54 GMT -5
It is still good to see if you want. Now it's leaving and still close together tonight. Last night was optimal of closet inline.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 22, 2020 19:04:52 GMT -5
The Planatary Conjunction was very neat this evening. We had a LOT less wind and Saturn's rings were visible through a spotting scope set at x45 some of Jupiter's moons were very visable as well. Nice evening clear skies and no wind made looking much easier and more comfortable!
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