Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-12-20 23:23:56 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 92911B33FB39F656FD643023F97B1F6C32CC4A4B71F0BA0CFB6B716963BDFDA1
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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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