At the beginning hours of twilight, the night pulled off a stellar spectacle that pressed the world's texting capital to a frenzy of group messages telling everyone to see the Smiley formation some degrees above the southwest horizon.
Space agency NASA on its website describes this phenomenon as a "spectacular conjunction of three Moon, Venus and Jupiter." This night of December 1 would be the peak of the alignment of these celestial bodies.
"The now-15% crescent Moon moves in closer to form an isosceles triangle with Venus and Jupiter as opposing vertices. The three brightest objects in the night sky will be gathered so tightly together, you can hide them all behind your thumb held at arm's length," the website explained.
On the other parts of the globe, bloggers waxxed poetry and expressed sentiments reflecting their current issues...
In Thailand (
http://eslblogs.englishclub.com/english/curiosities/smiling-moon/):
Blogger A: What does it mean?
Blogger B: The Smiling Moon did say something and I wish Thailand, the land of Smiles, have its people united.
In Mumbai (
http://www.nowpublic.com/world/smiling-moon-hope-shines-down-mumbai-tonight-december-1-2008): Ravi Dixi said, "it seems that the moon aided by the two stars was trying to give a message of hope and assuaging the injuries that the entire population of this bruised city suffered in the last few days."
At the homefront: nothing but sweet smiles and sparkling eyes punctuating THE conversation that embraced the art of letting go.
:)
Shape of things to come.
Photos taken along Ortigas Avenue extention bridge in Pasig City.
-Mark Lester Cayabyab
