Come to NENAC This Weekend

“Keep Looking Up!” by Pastor Gary Fugman

Christmas, “Christ with us”, is a many faceted celebration!  The account of the Wise Men visiting the infant Jesus has it’s root in prophesy in the Bible’s Old Testament books of Job, Psalms and Isaiah.  More to the point, prophesy concerning God’s power over the universe, so that the Star of Bethlehem led the Wise Men to the Christ child, is documented in both the Old and New Testaments of the Bible.

This Friday, December 19 at 7pm at the Lyons Library and Saturday, December 20 at 7pm at the Decatur Sears Center, Pastor Gary Fugman will lead a discussion on “The Star of Bethlehem, the Bible and Astronomy”.  All people of all ages are invited to this descriptive account, complete with a computerized planetarium program, that will take you back to the nights skies of 3 and 2 B.C. over Bethlehem.  How did the Magi know about the birth of Jesus Christ?  What happened in the night sky that compelled the Magi to seek out the Baby Jesus?  Come to Northeast Nebraska Astronomy Club (NENAC) this weekend and see for yourself!

Then, free December star charts will be given to you and 2014’s December night sky will be explained.  You will have the opportunity to join and partake in Astronomical League observing programs for 2015.  Finally, weather permitting, Friday we will then go 3 miles south of Lyons to the Cory & Tracie Martin residence to observe the night sky through large astronomical telescopes.  Saturday we will observe the night sky at Fugman Observatory on the south side of Decatur.  Please dress warmly as evening temperatures cool quickly.  For more information on this and future NENAC programs, call Pastor Gary Fugman at 349-1953 or google “nenacstars“.

Merry Christmas!  Celebrate the coming of Christmas, Jesus’ birthday, with a new understanding of the Star of Bethlehem, and Keep Looking Up!