Two possibilities present themselves. In 5 B.C. Chinese astrologers notice a super nova which was exceptionally bright. A super nova is an exploding star that increases in brightness, outshining all other objects in the sky, until it slowly faded out. 5 B.C. puts it close to the time of Christ's actual birth in 5 or 6 B.C. Usually a star going nova , depending on distance from earth, is invisible until it actually goes nova, then appears a star that was not there before (actually it was but too faint to be seen) and then slowly fades and blinks out as its gases cool and no longer become visible.
Another possibility is planetary conjunction (That is when two planets appear to line up and become one star, usually increasing in brightness) of Jupiter and Venus in the sky of Palestine on June 17 in 2 B.C. This would be three to four years after the birth of Jesus. In astrological lore the planet Venus is the reigning planet of Virgo, the virgin. In mythology Venus was the goddess of love and beauty.
Jupiter is the brightest object in the night sky outshining any other star or planet. Venus is the 2nd brightest object but usually is not seen in the night sky as it is seen at evening or dawn star. Jupiter is also the kingly star in that its appearance in certain houses of the zodiac indicate the birth of a king, as Jupiter in Roman mythology was king of the gods. So Jupiter and Venus in conjunction, the number 1 and 2 brightest objects in the night sky, would certainly have been a spectacular event.
The king star aligning with the virgin star in the constellation of Ares the ram! A ram is a male sheep... behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the earth...you have it all here is the night sky for those who have eyes to see and wisdom to understand...as did the Magi.
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