True; however, was the star formed before or after
Jesus was born?
Could they have stayed in the manger for a few months before the Wise Men (Kings, whatever?) showed up?
I submit that if the star showed up in October, and then the Wise Men followed it until December, and Jesus was born in December that Joseph and Mary traveled fro October to December to get "home" and eventually arrived in the manager that it was pre-ordaned.
Or maybe the Wise Men already where in the area, and saw the star and followed it and then found the manager along the way that had a lot of people looking and the star appeared to be over it?
We don't really know all the details. It could have been an Angel hovering over the manager with a very large spotlight? :)
But you are correct, someone should look up the alignment of the planets, or a star going super nova and the light first reaching Earth to see when the star appeared.
"Before Christmas it is 'Ho ho ho', after Christmas it is 'Owe owe owe'" - Santa Norm