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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:39 pm    Post subject: Smiley face in the sky Reply with quote

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24732104-29277,00.html

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Heavens happy to see you tonight

NEWS.com.au

December 01, 2008 08:36am



Jupiter, Venus, Moon smile
Say cheese ... Jupiter, Venus and the moon together in an image from the Astrovisual Astronomy Calendar 2008 / Image supplied

* Look up and smile tonight
* Venus, Jupiter and the moon will smile back
* Australia to get great view of happy heavens

IF you look up at the sky tonight you might just see the sky 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.
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"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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PostPosted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Australia look up? Wouldn't they just see the ground? After all they are on the bottom of the world. If they look up it's at the ground. It should say look down, or even look at the sky.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 4:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, we did go out and look up last night. At least it seemed like up to me. Razz Had a nice view of the smiley face and I was going to take a photo but the camera battery was flat. Confused

Anyway, here's some pics (not taken by me Rolling Eyes ) for those who didn't get a chance to see it.

http://www.news.com.au/gallery/0,23607,5036115-5007150-0,00.html
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 5:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool pics
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 6:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just was over getting my daughter from an afternoon activity at school. I saw the (from NYC) frown face. It was pretty cool. I was cursing myself for not thinking of it ahead of time & bringing the camera to take a picture to post here. It was kind of low in the sky, it would have been a tough shot over some houses.

We'll see how I feel later or maybe tomorrow night.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think we've turned upside down or sumpin' because we got the smiley face the first night and then the frowny face last night. Didn't even think about getting camera batteries. Rolling Eyes
It will be interesting to see what it looks like tonight so I'll get some batteries today just in case.

Papa Smurph - Looks like the three wise men, doesn't it. Very appropriate for this time of year.
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