Dec 30
Happy Sky over L. A., © Dave Jurasevich
[In early December], the sky seemed to smile over much of planet Earth. Visible the world over was an unusual superposition of our Moon and the planets Venus and Jupiter. Pictures taken at the right time show a crescent Moon that appears to be a smile when paired with the planetary conjunction of seemingly nearby Jupiter and Venus.
Smile in the Sky (Brisbane, Australia), © Mike Salway