{"product_id":"the-star-of-bethlehem-framed-charts","title":"The Star of Bethlehem","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree fixed star charts of the sky over Babylon, each drawn for one of the three nights people have proposed for the Star of Bethlehem. These are fixed prints, not personalised: nothing is added or changed for you, and you choose the night you want to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne theory's sky, not a claim that this was the night.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each chart shows where the planets and stars stood on one proposed date, computed from NASA's planetary tables and a star catalogue moved back along its measured drift. Dates are Julian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e7 BC:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jupiter and Saturn in Pisces, the third of their three meetings that year (5 December).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e5 BC:\u003c\/strong\u003e a new light recorded by Han astronomers in Qianniu, in what we call Capricornus. The record gives a region, not an exact position, so the plate marks the region.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2 BC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17 June, Jupiter and Venus under a twentieth of a moon apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll three skies are drawn as seen from Babylon. Matthew records the star \"in the east\", while the 2 BC pair stood low in the west; the article sets out where each night fits and where it falls short.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/what-was-the-star-of-bethlehem\"\u003eRead the article: What was the Star of Bethlehem?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 x 16 in framed print, black frame: US$99\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18 x 24 in framed canvas, black frame: US$139\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFree shipping within the US. US orders only for now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Called \u0026 Sent","offers":[{"title":"7 BC \/ 18 x 24 in framed canvas, black","offer_id":50639623520321,"sku":"STAR-7BC-FC-18X24-BLA","price":139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"7 BC \/ 12 x 16 in framed print, black","offer_id":50639623553089,"sku":"STAR-7BC-FP-12X16-BLA","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 BC \/ 18 x 24 in framed canvas, black","offer_id":50639623585857,"sku":"STAR-5BC-FC-18X24-BLA","price":139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5 BC \/ 12 x 16 in framed print, black","offer_id":50639623618625,"sku":"STAR-5BC-FP-12X16-BLA","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 BC \/ 18 x 24 in framed canvas, black","offer_id":50639623651393,"sku":"STAR-2BC-FC-18X24-BLA","price":139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 BC \/ 12 x 16 in framed print, black","offer_id":50639623684161,"sku":"STAR-2BC-FP-12X16-BLA","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/0884\/2817\/files\/the-star-7bc-1600-v2.jpg?v=1791601124","url":"https:\/\/calledandsent.co\/products\/the-star-of-bethlehem-framed-charts","provider":"Called \u0026 Sent","version":"1.0","type":"link"}