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Planet alignment may explain Star of Bethlehem
Ashland VA physicist Dr. George F Spagna Jr of Randolph-Macon College argues the Star may reflect a planetary alignment rather than a comet or supernova. He notes Jupiter and Saturn near each other in 7 B.C. and suggests astrologers guided the wise men.
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