Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago

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A backyard astronomer sucks all the joy out of Christmas while exploring the nativity story and the "great" conjunction.

Thanks again to High Point Scientific :
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Correction: The Moon photo was f7/1960mm with the reducer, the conjunction shot was f10/2800mm without it.

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Intro Music - "Moving the Ocean (Aerologic Edit)" by Blastculture.
MUSIC :

The star of Bethlehem
by TRG Banks
This song is free to use under specific conditions. (Public Domain)

Artist Attribution
• Music By: "KaizanBlu"
• Track Name: "Deep"
• YouTube Track Link: youtu.be/jcsqiyAk--w
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Intro Music - "Moving the Ocean (Aerologic Edit)" by Blastculture.