I saw the "frown" last night, and I wasn't even looking for it.
Sky Show December 1: Jupiter, Venus, Moon Make "Frown" http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081201-jupiter-venus_2.html
From the same article (link above):
From the same article (link above):
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Historically, striking planetary groupings have held special meaning to ancient astronomers and astrologers.
A similarly close conjunction between Venus and Jupiter occurred in June of 2 B.C., and some scholars have connected the event with the Christian nativity story.
According to the Bible, three magi in the East were alerted to the birth of Jesus and led toward Bethlehem by a superbright stara celestial phenomenon that could be explained by two planets tightly grouped in the sky.
COOL!
Historically, striking planetary groupings have held special meaning to ancient astronomers and astrologers.
A similarly close conjunction between Venus and Jupiter occurred in June of 2 B.C., and some scholars have connected the event with the Christian nativity story.
According to the Bible, three magi in the East were alerted to the birth of Jesus and led toward Bethlehem by a superbright stara celestial phenomenon that could be explained by two planets tightly grouped in the sky.
COOL!
