Star of Wonder

I came across something today, which was new to me, science-challenged as I am, but which most people probably already know ...

Giotto's fresco, The Adoration of the Magi, has a realistically represented image of Halley's comet (which appeared over Europe in 1301) above the nativity stable, as the star of Bethlehem ... :-)


- Image of the nucleus of Comet Halley as viewed by Vega 2


- Giotto's Adoration of the Magi

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