TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008

TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
TOP TEN PHOTOS: Most Viewed of 2008
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9. Venus, Jupiter, Moon Smile on Earth

The heavens smiled down on Earth on December 1 in a rare celestial trifecta of Venus, Jupiter, and the moon (shown here over Manila in the Philippines).

(Related: "Sky Show December 1: Jupiter, Venus, Moon to Make 'Frown'".)

People in Asia saw a smiley face while sky-watchers in the United States saw a frown, though we're sure it was nothing personal.

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—Photograph by Bullit Marquez/AP
 

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