Main content

Follow the StarWhat the stars looked like: Explore the images

Explore how the cosmos would have been seen 2000 years ago.

Gallery
7/18

The ‘Lucky Star of the King’

At certain times of the year it is bright enough to be seen in the dawn sky.

  • 'First Christmas Sky'
  • The Star and the Wise Men
  • A Comet was Recorded over the Middle East in 5BC
  • Giotto’s ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ 1304-1306
  • A Lunar Occultation Occurred on March 20th 6BC
  • The ‘Lucky Star of the King’ (Alpha Aquarii)
  • The ‘Lucky Star of the King’
  • Map of the Old Trade Routes during Biblical Times
  • Hardeep at London Zoo
  • Hardeep at London Zoo
  • The Star and the Wise Men
  • The Conjunction of Jupiter with Saturn
  • Constellation of Pieces
  • St Matthew's Gospel
  • The Magnets
  • Following the Star and The Wise Men
  • Making Fragrances out of Frankincense and Myrrh
  • The Shrine of the Magi at Cologne Cathedral, Germany

This gallery is from

  • Follow the Star

    Hardeep Singh Kohli recreates the Star of Bethlehem at the Greenwich Planetarium.

    BBC Radio 2

Gallery