Venus and Jupiter over Hong Kong

Local Hong Kong time Monday 9:17pm

For all my readers in North America, this is a preview of something that hopefully you will get to witness ten hours from now. Two weeks ago I was in Chapel Hill looking into the early evening sky hoping to witness the flyby of the International Space Station when I noticed off in the lower Southwestern horizon two lights that uniquely stood out. I later learned that they were Venus and Jupiter.

I saw them outside my hotel window tonight, this time accompanied by a crescent moon. I later read that this is the closest the three celestial bodies will appear until 2052. Looking at the video, trio looks almost like someone had painted a smiling face into the sky.