The universe is happy to see you
Mikey 10 comments
If you looked at the sky about an hour ago you would have seen a pleasant surprise. Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon formed a smiley face, the planets being the eyes and the moon being the mouth.
Us West Aussie's apparently had the best view of this natural phenomena, and I have to say it was a lot better than I expected.
So for those on the other side of the world, here is what it looked like for us with a five second exposure time. If I'm not mistaken this is the one and only time I'm going to see this in my life, unless Rodney messages me again in 2036 :-)
Hit the pic for a larger version.
Laiste
Tuesday 2nd December 2008 | 05:39 AMThanks heaps for a photo! It was too cloudy where I live to see it.
Jake Farr-Wharton
Tuesday 2nd December 2008 | 07:55 AMAlas, my memory card was full so I could only take low res... that is a great pic though Mike!
Great picture Mikey. We Yanks in the Northern Hemisphere are seeing a frown shape. I guess the Universe hates Americans too!
...in response to this comment by Man Overboard. LOL
Jake Farr-Wharton
Tuesday 2nd December 2008 | 10:01 AM...in response to this comment by Man Overboard. Just the solar system Man Overboard, just the solar system.
Gina
Tuesday 2nd December 2008 | 02:06 PMThat is fantastic!
Man Overboard, your comment is hilarious. :D
Aussies...
Enjoy it while you can, the next alignment of this type will not occur until Nov. 28th 2052.
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puddleduck
Friday 5th December 2008 | 08:03 PM:)
yeah it was a brilliant view from Perth. We looked up after getting out of the car and wow! a huge smiley face! Now gracing my desktop at work in an attempt to keep me cheerful at being here :)
Rodney
Monday 1st December 2008 | 11:44 PMHaha thanks Mike. I was taking the dog for a walk and looked up and couldn't believe what I was seeing - a smiley face looking down at me! Being the nerd I am, I couldn't wait to get home and tell anyone else online to go outside and look up!