Show Star Was of 0 Utah Scientist Explains x r. r JD fin Shumway 1949 years ago three li Ur F f stars star- star looked into thc the I thc the sun-baked sun v above C 1 s Y 1 Yo i o of Bethlehem and saw ti r to Junius J. J Hayes t er rat at the University of ofeY probably Jy-probably eY probably saw a super- super t. t that is s the only nat of If the phenomena men have searched I InIs r rs s' s of history i in n an at- at atI I nIs what certain precisely Bethlehem was And Andre ur of re reached varying con- con i to Prot Prof Hayes logical conclusion Y 1 la be reached about the arance is that tha tIt it was vas lx tir-ff tir ng ing star star known n kno to asas asas asas as- as as a supernova I These exploding stars sometimes sometimes some some- f times reach high brilliance for two months after which they disappear disappear disappear pear as quickly as they appeared Prof Hayes says says The Biblical definition of the star as a new star never seen before before be be- fore b by man inan could best be qualified ual- ual by the supernova theory because because be be- cause the nova explodes into brilliance brilliance bril bril- liance so large that a star which previously pre could not even be seen by powerful astrological telescopes telescopes telescopes tele tele- scopes becomes plainly visible to the naked eye he said The fact that Chinese astronomers astronomers astron astron- omers recorded appearance of a aI I bright comet in 4 B B. B C C. was discounted discounted discounted dis dis- counted as a possibility of Prof Hayes who asserted The comet will have a long Jong tail tail- tail and and not fit the Biblical description of the star A third possibility that possibility that the three planets Saturn Mars and Jupiter came close together in the constellation Pisces in 7 B. B C C. was was discounted by Prof Hayes because they would form three distinct stars that could not possibly possibly possibly pos pos- sibly look like one And the fourth possibility ty which will be repeated again Dec 26 when the planet Venus will wil reach unusual brilliance was ruled out by Prof Hayes because it is never brilliant enough to I qualify So the o only ly natural definition of the thc Star of Bethlehem is the supernova a which happens once in about every years i according to scientists I But one thing is certain concluded concluded concluded con con- I Prof Hayes no matter what it actually was gas the Star of Bethlehem has served as a miracle I in its signification of peace am and good will among all men I |