Three wise men approach Bethlehem, Israel that has a bright star above

Description

A photograph of an artist's depiction of the three magi riding camels as they follow and point to the large star over Bethlehem, Israel. This artwork is in the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
December 1, 1952
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Typewritten note attached to back, "THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. CENTRAL PARK WEST AT 79TH STREET. NEW YORK 24, N.Y. RUTH NORTON, SUPERVISOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS. PHONE: TRafalgar3-1300. EXT. 444, 311, AND 481. RELEASED FOR Monday, December 1, 1952. The Wise Men, guided by the Christmas Star, are led to the town of Bethlehem. Here the "Star" is shown as a grouping of three planets, Mars, Saturn and Jupiter, with a nova\u2014a brilliantly exploding old star\u2014in their midst. This and other possible astronomical theories as to the identity of the Christmas Star are dramatized in the Hayden Planetarium's traditional holiday classic, "The Star of Bethlehem," opening today (Monday, December 21, 1952) at the Planetarium." Stamped on back, "PLEASE CREDIT THE HAYDEN PLANETARIUM OF THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY."