‘Christmas Star' to Be Visible for First Time in Nearly 800 Years This Month - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

opus · 12-08-2020, 11:38 PM

It's called the "Great Conjunction," or the moment when Jupiter and Saturn appear at their closest – "a tenth of a degree apart" – according to Chicago's Adler Planetarium.

The event has been dubbed the "Christmas star," because some astronomers have theorized the “Star of Bethlehem” could have been a rare conjunction involving both Jupiter and Saturn.

https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loca...month/2388427/

Hawkee · 12-09-2020, 03:53 AM

Is that the star that Clark Griswold mentions during the Christmas dinner scene in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation but his uncle told him it was really the sewer explosion? I never knew that The Christmas Star really did exist and I thought it was just fictional in the movie
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12-08-2020, 11:38 PM	#1
opus VB Forum Superstar Join Date: May 16, 2015 Location: VB Galaxy Posts: 32,319	‘Christmas Star' to Be Visible for First Time in Nearly 800 Years This Month It's called the "Great Conjunction," or the moment when Jupiter and Saturn appear at their closest – "a tenth of a degree apart" – according to Chicago's Adler Planetarium. The event has been dubbed the "Christmas star," because some astronomers have theorized the “Star of Bethlehem” could have been a rare conjunction involving both Jupiter and Saturn. https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/loca...month/2388427/

12-09-2020, 03:53 AM	#2
Hawkee Michael Fassbender Fanatic Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Location: California Posts: 10,782	Is that the star that Clark Griswold mentions during the Christmas dinner scene in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation but his uncle told him it was really the sewer explosion? I never knew that The Christmas Star really did exist and I thought it was just fictional in the movie Bestie
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