Moon and Stars are Smiling

Last night (1 december 2008) around 8.30pm I happened to see the most dazzling phenomenon in the sky; two stars and the smile-like crescent. I thought it was the picture of God's smiling face in the end of the year. I saw this beauty of nature when Pak Marjuki and I were driving from Beddoe to Clayton. Thanks God for such a beautiful life I have been enjoying so far.


On Monday across Australia, Venus and Jupiter were in formation with the moon to appear as a smiley face in the night sky.

The three-day-old crescent moon and planets appeared above the western horizon.

The unusual astronomical event was close enough to see with the naked eye from about 9pm.

Venus and Jupiter have appeared near each other in the evening sky for the past week but last night was the best time to see the smiley face.

It will be another five years before the formation appears again.

The phenomenon can be seen in the attached photo snapped by Yahoo! 7 user Caroline from Victoria.