APOD: Friday, the Moon Smiled (2017 Nov 18)

[APOD Robot]

Friday, the Moon Smiled

Explanation: Friday, an old Moon smiled for early morning risers. Its waning sunlit crescent is captured in this atmospheric scene from clear skies near Bursa, Turkey, planet Earth. In the subtle twilight hues nearby celestial lights are Jupiter (top) and Venus shining close to the eastern horizon. But today, Saturday, the Moon will be new and early next week its waxing crescent will follow the setting Sun as it sinks in the west. Then, a young Moon's smile will join Saturn and Mercury in early evening skies.

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[Boomer12k]

Must have been a very tranquil time...

Lovely.

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[heehaw]

What a serene scene!

[ta152h0]

See, it is not all science, there is poetry

[FLPhotoCatcher]

Has anyone compared the crescent moon to a smile before 1900? What about in times BC?

[neufer]

Has anyone compared the crescent moon to a smile before 1900? What about in times BC?

Exactly the same.

What a serene scene!

A serene Selene scene!

[MarkBour]

What a serene scene!

A serene Selene scene!

And here is a serene scene of Selene sur la Seine.

Or ...

Here a skein of sienna string is seen sheathing the serene scene of Selene sur la Seine.

Okay, I'll stop now, and go seek therapy.

[neufer]

Okay, I'll stop now, and go seek therapy.

Downright in Seine , IMHO.