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2024-12-19 12:02:23 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 41D11CE6A585EB04047325B6D7ECD85324A325B517D8D9011E1D6F3D45A813F7
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This is out-of-focus video footage of the planet Venus. https://x.com/MatthewCappucci/status/1868052013164134899 Two optical effects cause this to look like a rotating object: the circle of confusion because the lens is not properly focused on the object, and scintillation (twinkling) due to the Earth’s atmosphere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_confusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkling
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