From: dunham_at_hamachi.pensee.com (David Dunham)
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> Later in the 570s:
> "...a remarkable portent was seen in the middle of the night. A
> bright star was shining in the very centre of the moon, and other
> stars appeared close to the moon, above it and below. Round the
> moon stretched the circle which is usually a sign of rain. I have
> no idea what all this meant. This same year the moon often appeared
> in eclipse and there were loud claps of thunder just before Christmas.
> The meteors which country folk calls suns and which were seen before
> the plague ... also appeared round the sun. I was told that the sea
> rose higher than usual, and there were many other signs and wonders."
>
> Sounds like UFOs to me :-)
Call Agents Mulder and Scully. 8^) But seriously, it reminds me
of the meteor impacts on Jupiter, which occurred a few months ago.
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