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What’s that bright star?

Robin Scagell Top stories 22nd December 202123rd December 2021bright star, evening sky, planets, star of bethlehem, venus
What’s that bright star?

Seen a very bright star low down in the south-west just after sunset recently? A bright star at Christmastime! What could it be? It’s Venus, but at this time of year it makes us think of the stories of the Star of Bethlehem. So could the appearance of such a star have once persuaded three wise men to trek across the desert…?

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