I am convinced that Jesus Christ was born on Nisan 1, 5 BCE. In the Julian calendar, the biblical month of Nisan corresponds to March/April. If calculated correctly, Nisan 1, 5 BCE corresponds to March 9/10 in the Julian calendar. This would mean that Jesus was born on the sixth day of the week, just like Adam, who was created on the sixth day of the week. And Jesus is the better Adam, the new Adam, who replaced the old Adam. Nisan is the first month in the biblical calendar, which means that Jesus was born on New Year's Day. He was born on New Year's Day because He is the beginning of the new creation, who replaced the old creation. Nisan 1 was the day on which the tent of God was completed, because Jesus is the new tent of God, who replaced the old tent. The Catholic Church, which claims that Jesus was born on December 25, 1 BCE, is gravely mistaken. I advise Catholics to repent.
But now we come to the title of this post. I maintain that there is probably a genuine photograph of the Star of Bethlehem. I arrive at this assumption based on the following: The ancient Chinese report that sometime between March 9 and April 6, 5 BCE, a tailed comet appeared in the sky and was visible for more than 70 days. This means that this comet was visible until at least May 5 BCE. Now, if we count exactly 2000 years from the birth of Jesus, we arrive in the year 1996. At the beginning of March 1996, a comet became visible to the naked eye in the sky until the end of May. In total, this comet was visible to the naked eye for about 90 days. This comet had a long tail. This comet is known as "Comet Hyakutake." What I believe is this: I believe that God celebrated the 2000th anniversary of his son's birth by sending back the Star of Bethlehem. I suspect that this comet of 1996 is the same comet that appeared in 5 BCE. Comet Hyakutake was closest to Earth in late March 1996. In 1996, Nisan 1 fell on March 21. A few days later, on Nisan 15, there was a total lunar eclipse, just like on Nisan 15, 5 BCE. So we see similarities between 5 BCE and 1996.
I love how you mention two candidates and immediately jump to your undeniable certainty without evidence. Bethlehem is a suburb of Jerusalem and a perfectly fitting stayover for those who intend to commute to fulfill the festival requirements, there is no halakhah that says you must live within the Jerusalem boundaries for a week. The command, Ex. 23:14-17, doesn't even mention Jerusalem because it wasn't the location immediately intended anyway (its status had not been revealed); the intent was to appear before the LORD meaning wherever the ark was stored signaling his presence (which has an interesting history of movement). You express ignorance both of the taurat and of the injil.