Rising Sun above the Mountains

Rising Sun above the Mountains
Photo taken March 28, 2021, with iPhone Xs Max back dual camera with OS14.4.1 6mm f/2.4 at 6:04:29 am 1/119 second exposure ISO16. Air pollution was a heavy 104 AQI creating sunrise diffraction into the red spectrum and blocking a view of the trees normally seen on the mountains. Zoom  mode used at maximum creating an image 3024x4032 pixels with a size of 458K in HEIC format converted to PNG. Cropped & denoise using Apple Photos system software.

Star of Bethlehem Found

FINDING THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM

Using computers to confirm the appearance of the Bethlehem Star according to the Christian Bible, the book of St. Matthew, and cross referencing to the birth of baby Jesus

by Mike Otis

In 1992, I used five computer programs to initiate a program of time travel back to the time of the birth of Baby Jesus when the Bethlehem star was said to have appeared in the night sky and guided the Wise Men.

The software was coded to calculate and examine the positions of million of stars, examining the night sky for a brilliant apparition of spectacular magnitude. The calculated astronomical data was plotted to create a visual of the Star, Bethlehem, and the three Wise Men under the night sky as it may have appeared in the past. 

The story was published in a 1992 issue of Observatory Techniques Magazine, issue number 4, pages 40 and 41. It later was picked up by News and AP Wirephoto nationally across the USA. I was invited to lecture at the Christian Methodist Church where I presented additional details. I'm a baptized Christian graduated from three churches - First United Methodist, Bible Baptist, and Lutheran. I'm known for combining and explaining religion with science and technology. By reverse extrapolating the data far into the future, another apparition "Star of Bethlehem" was found! I encourage others to speculate on the positive aspects of a future apparition.