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2024-12-18 20:26:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 80320A2DB491DA4F383BA29F39686E326E3F5F04DE69E9D6EA5B22129056AFB8
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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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