An old text supposedly written by the Magi has surfaced. I believe it is Christian fiction.
Jon
“[It was] the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen in space, and that’s saying an awful lot because every day is filled with amazing things,” said Burbank.
Here’s how he described the sighting:
We were flying over Tasmania, we’d actually just seen the storms in the South Pacific over the Philippines, it was nighttime, thunderstorms lighting up the entire sky. And then just before the sun came up, the Earth’s limb was lit up as a sliver of blue and purple and then there was this long, green arc that extended probably 10 degrees or so from the horizon. . . . It’s probably the most spectacular thing you could imagine…
Here a surprising ‘free gift’ from the sky above, ahead of Christmas – Comet Lovejoy was unexpectedly spotted falling into the horizon vertically. International Space Station (ISS) Commander Dan Burbank, who was photographing lightning storm over the Pacific Ocean, had captured this surprising and fantastic scene from the orbiting station on Wednesday.
Comet Lovejoy is a periodic comet, which was discovered by amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy. This comet has already astonished astronomers when it had a close call last week – it passed by the blazing Sun in a handshaking distance (in cosmic terms) – only 200,000 kilometers. The comet just sported a long tail as the ice inside the Comet got vaporized by heat but later it revived as a new one.
And this time, ‘Comet Lovejoy’ showed what a falling star can do. That is falling completely vertically to the the horizon.
Burbank described the sight as “the most amazing thing he has ever seen in space.”
Unfortunately, this awe-inspiring scene could be seen by naked eyes by the people in the Southern Hemisphere i.e., only those living in New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. But you can enjoy the video clip of the impressive nocturnal encounter between the comet and the horizon.
11. The Appearance of the Star to the Magi
Then, when the time and fulfillment of what was written in the books happened, concerning the revelation of the light of the hidden star, we were indeed thought worthy for it to come in our days and to receive it with joy, as we were commanded by our fathers and as we ourselves read in the books. And each of us saw wondrous and diverse visions that were never before seen by us, but their mysteries were in these books that we were reading. And each one came from his dwelling place according to our ancient custom to ascend the Mountain of Victories [text missing] to wash in the Spring of Purification, as we were accustomed. And we saw [text missing] in the form of an ineffable pillar of light descending, and it came to rest above the water. And we were afraid and shook when we saw it. And we cannot speak about the brilliance of the star of light, since its radiance was many times greater than the sun, and the sun could not stand out before the light of its rays. And just like the moon looks in the daytime in the days of Nisan, when the sun rises and it is absorbed in its light, so also did the sun seem to us when the star rose over us. And the light of the star, which surpassed the sun, appeared to us ourselves and the sons of our mysteries, but it did not appear to anyone else, because they were removed from its mysteries and its coming. And we rejoiced, and glorified, and gave unmeasured thanks to the Father of heavenly majesty that it appeared in our days and we were thought worthy to see it.
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16. The Miraculous Journey
And when all these things and many others were spoken about the revelation that appeared to us, the star was with us in all (its) excellent forms so we could see it. And we spoke about it like frail human beings, not being able to say anything that we saw. And we got ready with our whole encampment, and with our provisions, and with the pure and holy gifts, those that we brought out of the Cave of Treasures of Hidden Mysteries, in which they were [deposited] previously by our fathers, and we went forth in great joy, our hearts exulting to come to the place that was commanded to us, to worship the vision of the star of infinite light. And the star, our guide, our good messenger, our perfect light, our glorious leader, again appeared for us, going before us and upholding our whole caravan from all sides, and enlightening us by its hidden light. And we had no need of the light of the sun or of the moon, because their light became diminished in its sight, and by night and by day we walked in its light, exulting and rejoicing without distress or weariness. And it prepared before us a blessed dwelling place in which to reside while we rested and exulted. Even our provisions were abundant in our eyes and did not decrease, but rather from one day to another they increased when it came to rest over us with its light. And it gave rest to us from all our fatigue as if we were not journeying on the road, and it made mountains, and hills, and rugged places level before us. Even the rivers before us we crossed by foot without fear, because of the light of our good guide that went along with us for our encampment. And again, when we crossed into the places [of beasts and vicious snakes,] we trampled them with our feet. And our leader and our guide, in his glory, appeared to each one of us in all forms and appearances in every (stage). And he filled our hearts with great joy, and all the (stages) in which we journeyed were short and swift in our eyes, because our victorious sign and our powerful light, which is beyond every human mouth to speak, guided us with its victorious strength.
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