June 17, 2 BCE: A conjunction between Venus and Jupiter

On June 17, in the year 2 B.C.E, a significant planetary conjunction occurred involving Venus and Jupiter. From Earth’s perspective, these two bright planets appeared to draw so close that they would have seemed to merge into nearly a single, brilliant object in the sky. This type of celestial alignment occurs because planets move inContinue reading "June 17, 2 BCE: A conjunction between Venus and Jupiter"

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