The Star of Bethlehem Small Tree Toppers
is 6 inches high total and 4.5 inches wide. This Star Christmas Tree Toppers have 16 points on the small star of Bethlehem tree toppers. The bottom connector is 1.75 inches tall. The small tree topper is made of acrylic and is painted gold with multi-colored glitter. This gold star of Bethlehem Christmas Tree Toppers is perfect for small trees under 3 feet. For indoor use only. Select to see a complete listing of our Christmas Decorations Ideas.

How Stars are used to Tell Directions.
The stars have always been used as guiding beacons in the sky. Since earliest times the North Star has helped sailors find their way across the trackless seas. Desert travelers have used stars to guide them. The Bible tells the beautiful story of the Star of Bethlehem that guided the Wise Men to the stable in Bethlehem where the baby Jesus lay in a manger. Even today, we use the stars to help guide our ships and airplanes. Check out our selection of Miniature Ornaments for your 2-3 foot Christmas trees.

How the Stars are used with Atomic Energy.
The study of the stars, including our sun, taught men the basic facts about how to make the powerful hydrogen bomb. Astronomers wondered how the stars could continue to shoot out such a tremendous amount of light and heat and not burn up in just a few years. They found that the stars seem to change atoms of hydrogen into atoms of helium. In the process some of the atomic material is changed into the energy of light and heat.
The stars have been put to other important uses as well. The value of star study cannot be measured only in terms of practical uses. Today as always, man marvels at the skies above and dreams for a better understanding of the universe. A good way to study the stars is to learn how to recognize the main constellations and read about how astronomers have learned what they know. We offer many different miniature Christmas Tree Skirt.

How Many Stars Are There?
Nobody know how many stars there are. Even on a clear night, you probably can see only about 2,000 stars with the naked eye. That is partly because you can see only the stars that are overhead in your part of the earth. The curve of the earth and the thickness of the atmosphere above you both cut down the number of stars that you can see. But the main reason you cannot see more is that many of the stars are so far away that their light is too dim to be seen with the naked eye. The great glass eyes of the telescopes can see much dimmer light than your eyes can see. A telescope with a mirror eye that is 100 inches across could see a burning candle about 6,800 miles away.
The great Hale telescope at Mount Palomar in California collects starlight on a mirror that is 200 inches across. It can gather a million times more light than your eyes can. With such large telescopes, astronomers can photograph over thirty billion stars. We think there must be billions more beyond the reach of our most powerful telescopes. Check out our selection of Gold Ornament and Red Christmas Ornaments.