WVII advances Christmas show at Emera Astronomy Center
WVII (Channel 7) reported the Emera Astronomy Center at the University of Maine is offering a holiday show on Fridays and Saturdays this month. “The Mystery of the Christmas Star” brings the audience back 2,000 years to Bethlehem to discover a scientific explanation for the star the three wise men followed to find the baby Jesus. The show brings a message of peace this holiday season, according to the report. “‘The Christmas Star’ of course at the Christmas season is something people are very interested in by being able to take them back and show them some of the things that were visible in the sky and what it might have been like both from a scientific and historical perspective,” said Shawn Laatsch, director of the center. The showing is appropriate for all ages, the report states. Another family friendly show being offered this month explores the constellation Orion the Hunter, Laatsch added.