5/6C's Class Blog 2008 » space http://56c2008.edublogs.org We’re on a learning journey - come and talk to us! Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:58:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 The Sky is Smiling http://56c2008.edublogs.org/2008/12/01/the-sky-is-smiling/ http://56c2008.edublogs.org/2008/12/01/the-sky-is-smiling/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:31:45 +0000 Mrs C http://56c2008.edublogs.org/?p=279 Look at Jupiter!

It’s the first day of Summer and the sky is happy about it! Tonight the moon, Venus and Jupiter aligned to make a happy face in the west. The moon is at the bottom, Venus is the bright eye on the left and Jupiter is on the right.

While the planets and moon appear to be close together, they’re not at all close. The moon is 403,000 km away, while Venus is 150 million kilometres away and Jupiter 870 million kilometres away.

The smiley face will not appear again in Australia until 2036.

Photos: Mrs C from her back yard.

Smiley Sky

 

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