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December 1, 2008
Look Up Before It's Too Late
Tonight, right after sunset, which is right now in Colorado, you're supposed to be able to see Venus and Jupiter very close together. Also, with the crescent moon rising, it's suppose to make a smiley face. Or frowny face, depending on your attitude or your lattitude, I guess.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/11/081125-venus-jupiter-conjunction.html
Update: Brian took the photo above from his house on Oahu. (Click on photo for a higher-resolution version.) From my house, it was a frowny face, but from Brian's house, it was a smiley face. Go figure.
Posted by Rob Kiser on December 1, 2008 at 5:15 PM
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The sunlight is coming from below the moon. There is no way it could have been a frown, unless there was a very large light-source above (as seen from earth) the moon.
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Here's another picture, from Mt. Wilson at antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081203.html
The moon eventually moved above Venus and Jupiter. If you looked at the conjunction at that point, it would look like an upside-down frown.
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Posted by: Robert R. on December 6, 2008 at 3:09 PM