Timelapse Of Jupiter Venus And Crescent Moon Over Southern Hemisphere

December 01, 2008 Venus, Jupiter and a three-day-old crescent Moon, appears as a smiley face! Heavens happy to see you tonight Article from: NEWS.com.au Look up and smile tonight Venus, Jupiter and the moon will smile back Australia to get great view of happy heavens Say cheese ... Jupiter, Venus and the moon together. IF you look up at the sky tonight you might just see the sky More.. smiling back at you. Astronomers say Venus and Jupiter and a crescent moon will form a smiley face tonight, with the planets forming the eyes and the moon forming the mouth. The best time to see the phenomenon will be about 20 to 30 minutes after sunset tonight. Venus and Jupiter have appeared side by side in the evening sky over the last week or so, but tonight will be the best night to see the "face" appear, astronomers say. Viewers in Western Australia will see the best view of the effect, with the moon appearing closer to the "eyes". Stargazers in Europe and Africa will miss out completely. By the time the sun sets for them, the moon will appear between the planets. In the United States, the effect will be inverted and will appear as a frown. David Widdowson, from astronomy calendar website Astrovisuals, said the heavens might be trying to send us a message to shrug off bad financial times and be happy. "It is perhaps a reminder that things aren’t so bad and that we should try to follow the Python Commandment to 'always look on the bright side of life'," he said.

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