Jupiter, Moon and Venus seen in Syria.
A week ago I was about to go to my gate at Damascus international airport when I noticed that there were “stars” next to the moon. I took a few quick photos (with incorrect settings, too slow shutter speed) before I started to think how I could get a good composition.
But in something like 20 seconds there was someone to tell me that photography is not allowed at the airport. I tried to explain that I’m just taking photos of the moon which is hardly a strategic location in Syria.
When I got home I read from a few city daily photo blogs (Cape Town, Manila) that I had actually witnessed a rare event that won’t occur again until 2052. The three brightest objects in the sky after the sun were close to each other. In Asia they formed a smiling face as can be seen in the Manila photos and in some other parts of the world a sad face.
The event was also recognized by such magazines as New Scientist and National Geographic. NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day has a photo of it as well and the best one I’ve seen so far is is by Flickr user Lucas Janin.
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