If you happen to accidentally look up the sky or if your a stargazer or even just heard about it through text/SMS or facebook, all of us were treated to a rare celestial show last Sunday evening as the planet Venus aligned with a crescent moon, forming a "smiley face." This is a unique treat or rare natural occurrence in which few people understand and witness.

The last time this took place in Asia was in June 2007, and the next one will reportedly be on June 30, 2011. It is a rare phenomenon that is called an occultation. On the last recent post about a natural event which was the ring in the sky during the day, was also a rare event and now we are once again lucky to have witness another marvel of nature at night!

Truly it is rare for the Moon and Venus to give us a SMILE!

Photo Credit: Vernie Naraja