| Commented by Admin @ Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:06 pm
A stunning smiley face that appeared in the night skies over Perth on 1 Dec 2008.
Just after nightfall, Venus (left), Jupiter (right) and a three-day-old crescent Moon appeared as a big smile above the western horizon.
Viewers in Western Australia had the best view, with the moon appearing closer to the "eyes".
While the planets and moon appeared to be close together, in reality they weren't. The crescent moon is 403,000km away while Venus is 149.5 million kilometres away and Jupiter 870 million kilometres. |
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