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Michael R. Molnar is a retired astrophysicist having worked on satellite observations of peculiar stars with abnormal element abundances. Molnar is best known for his ground-breaking publication, The Star of Bethlehem. He has extensive experience in programming, fiber optic applications, CNC machining, and most recently violin making with an emphasis on Cremonese varnish systems.
Michael Molnar | Introduction | ResearchGate

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What was the Star of Bethlehem? Probably not a star. [12/01/2021]
How The Ides Of March Led To Jesus Being Born In Bethlehem [03/15/2021]
Conjunctions, the Star of Bethlehem and Astronomy [12/24/2020]
A 'Christmas Star' Will Arrive on December 21: Jupiter and Saturn Will Align to Create a Phenomenon Not Seen Since the Middle Ages [12/08/2020]
Days before Christmas, Jupiter and Saturn will look like one bright star -- some believe the alignment is the same described in the Bible [11/28/2020]
Don't Miss It: Jupiter, Saturn Will Look Like Double Planet for First Time Since Middle Ages [11/22/2020]
Herod's Death, Jesus' Birth and a Lunar Eclipse [09/10/2018]
The Star of Bethlehem Scientifically Proven [12/25/2015]
Garrett's Blog: Venus & Jupiter Overlap June 30th; Star of Bethlehem [06/29/2015]
See The Star Of Bethlehem: Christ's Second Coming Is Around The Corner [06/29/2015]
Have Astronomers Found the Star of Bethlehem? [12/07/2011]
Lost Syriac Text Gives Magi's View of the Christmas Story [11/07/2011]
(January 14, 2011) 2,100 year-old Greek coin may have marked rare astronomical event [01/17/2011]
OU Professor Says Ancient Text Reveals Startling Information About Magi, Star of Bethlehem [12/26/2010]
Revealing the Star of Bethlehem [12/21/2010]
The Magi and the Star [12/21/2009]
Star of Bethlehem [12/24/2007]
Texas A & M Professor Claims Proof Of Star Of Bethlehem [12/20/2007]
DATE OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST (The Star that Astonished the World) [12/15/2007]
Comet Brightens Mysteriously By A Factor Of A Million [10/25/2007]
Professor Says History's Best Known and Most Debated Star Proven [10/16/2007]
Seeing and believing in the Star of Bethlehem [12/29/2005]
What Was The Star? [12/23/2004]
Three centuries before Christ's birth, people celebrated 25 December, archaeologists claim [12/28/2003]
Researcher has theory on the 'Star of Bethlehem' - [12/14/2003]
Early Christians Hid The Origins Of The Bethlehem Star [12/21/2001]

Towards the end of the article they mention that the Bible doesn’t say there were three men. (Or that they were all men - although I bet they were.) The idea of three men comes from the three gifts.

Also - it was probably a huge caravan of people and animals that was used in support of the wealthy magi to cover such a long trek.