This is a simulation of the sky above Bethlehem around the Jesus was thought to be born.

Astronomer BorisHäußler created the simulation for a couple of light-hearted Christmas videos we made about what may have been "The Star of Bethlehem" which led wise men from the East.

It shows the most likely candidate was a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, which would have been quite a sight for ancient astronomers and occurred in the part of the sky that Babylonians would have asscoiated with Israel.

The discussion can be found on our Sixty Symbols and Bibledex websites.