SkyWatch Friday: Celestial Frownie Face

I just took the following photos moments ago, but think I'm going to have to submit this to SkyWatch Friday!

What happens when you combine Venus, Jupiter, and a sliver of Moon:

You get a Celestial Frownie Face! I was putting nuts out on our apartment window ledge for the nocturnal flying squirrels when I noticed Venus and Jupiter next to the Moon. The Moon was just a sliver and the whole thing looked like an upside down frownie face.

I went outside and as good of photo as I could get with a point and shoot camera, but it didn't turn out too badly. I cropped and rotated it to get that first photo. Perhaps the cause of the frown is too much ambient light interrupting our night sky view in urban areas?

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