The Mystery of the Christmas Star

I took my youngest granddaughter to see the new animated movie, "The Star". Then my wife and I went to a local high school planetarium to watch, "The Mystery of the Christmas Star". This machine is called a, star ball. It projects the stars and planets on a concave ceiling as viewers recline in seats around the planetarium. “The Mystery of the Christmas Star,” takes a look at what astronomical event might have created the biblical account of the bright star showing the wise men where Jesus was born. Among the possibilities explored are; a nova, a supernova or the conjunction of multiple planets.

[Richard Hickey]

Cool picture.

[Taffy]

It looks like an alien from one of the Star Wars movie.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

@taffy - The first one of these I saw was when I was in grade school and our class took a trip to Pittsburgh and the Buhl Planetarium.Theirs was much larger, We were led into the planetarium and they lowered the lights when the star ball was raised through the floor. It kind of scared me as I thought it was a rather large ant.

[KWind]

Cool sci fi image!!

[Junko Y]

The coloring of your capture adds effectively to the mysteriousness of this star ball . . .

[Junko Y]

Where did you grow up near Pittsburgh? My husband is from Bentleyville.

[Joy's Focus]

Wow!

[Karly]

Wonderful image! Love the colors and the machinery.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

@jyokota - Sharon, which is a little over 70 miles north of Pittsburgh

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[PhylM-S]

So cool. It’s amazing how nature still holds so many secrets or mysteries. Merry Christmas!

[Casablanca]

Oh what fun indeed! I remember my first visit as a child to the London Planetarium and feeling awed by the stars and the shape of the building inside. Sounds a great performance.