Jupiter, Venus and the Moon to Unite

Last night, Jupiter, Venus and the moon aligned in the night sky across many countries around the world. In some places they appeared close together in random positions, and in other places people saw either a happface or a frown. The 'smile' or 'frown' is no doubt caused by the curvature of the Earth when the sun, Earth and moon aligned so the sun's rays would shine onto the earth and beyond to the where the moon was. It was a magical moment which wont happen again until November 18, 2052. Photographers around the world took many pictures of this once (or twice, for the younger astronomers out there)-a-liftime event. Here are several of the pictures taken.