We weren't expecting to see more smiley faces in the sky until those special fireworks go on sale before Chinese New Year. But anyone who was out or looking out the window Monday night might have seen a cute little astronomical phenomenon in the southwest of the city.
A smiley face with the eyes of Venus and Jupiter and a friendly little smile care of the crescent moon.
The heavenly bodies not only smiled down upon the Olympic city, but could also be seen throughout China and across the Eastern hemisphere.
According to experts from the Beijing Planetarium the phenomenon of three celestial bodies being so close together only occurs about once a year.
