The moon 'cradles a star'

The moon last night covered the planet Venus for over an hour, in an event known as a lunar occultation. James Xuereb, who took this picture, likened it to a moon cradling a star with another looking on, giving it a Christmas feel. Indeed a similar...

The moon last night covered the planet Venus for over an hour, in an event known as a lunar occultation. James Xuereb, who took this picture, likened it to a moon cradling a star with another looking on, giving it a Christmas feel. Indeed a similar event between Jupiter and Venus in 2 BC may have been the source of the star of Bethlehem story.

See also story in The Times.

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