http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Planets-surround-moon-unusual-night-sky/ss/events/sc/120108moonjupiterven;_ylt=AlOYZ3rsizwRo9M7XQ6mD0PlWMcF#photoViewer=/081202/481/c65b94bbd8914f47aef5176e1a3c9fae
The crescent moon is accompanied by planets Venus, bottom, and Jupiter, right, as evening sky clouds stream by the trio in this 15-second time exposure made from Stedman, N.C. Monday night, Dec. 1, 2008 using a telephoto lens. The striking grouping was widely observed from the eastern US. Earlier in the day observers in England saw the moon completely cover Venus. A rare positioning of planets Venus (top left) and Jupiter (top right) and the crescent moon of the Earth provides a 'smiley' effect that captivated Asia Monday night Dec. 2, 2008. A rare positioning of planets Venus (top left) and Jupiter (top right) and the crescent moon of the Earth provides a 'smiley' effect that captivated Asia Monday night Dec. 1, 2008 in Manila, Philppines.
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