The smiley face created by Venus, Jupiter and a crescent moon
The best time to see the phenomenon was about 20 to 30 minutes after sunset.
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 403,000 km away while Venus is 149.5 million kilometres away and Jupiter 870 million kilometres.
Stargazers in Europe and Africa will miss out completely. By the time the sun sets for them the moon will appear between the planets, pushing the “mouth” between the “eyes” to create more of a Picasso-esque effect. 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.
It will be another five years before the astral phenomenon appears again. This may tell us things are getting better.
Peace will come, just think of the smiling from the sky.
(Source: http://www.news.com.au)
ลองดู รูปภาพจากทุกมุมของโลกได้ที่นี่ครับ
Vocabulary learned
Venus – ดาวศุกร์
Jupiter – ดาวพฤหัสบดี
A crescent moon - พระจันทร์เสี้ยว
Viewers - ผู้ชม
The best view – มุมมองที่ดีที่สุด
miss out completely – พลาดเต็มๆ
invert – กลับกัน
A frown – หน้าบึ้งตึง
to shrug off – (ยักไหล่) ทำเป็นไม่สนใจ
look on the bright side of life – ด้านดีๆ ของชีวิต
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