Yesss - a major German TV station has just, on X-mas Day at prime time, admitted that there WAS NO "Star of Bethlehem"! See http://www.presseportal.de/pm/7840/2386590/-das-geheimnis-der-geburt-jesu-zdf-dokumentation-am-weihnachtsabend-unterzieht-die-biblische?search=Stern,von,Bethlehem for the program's announcement.