Before sunrise on April 25, a slender waning crescent moon will appear left of Venus and Saturn to create the tilted happy face.

Stargazers who turn their eyes skyward — and use a little bit of imagination — will have a chance to spot a rare "smiley face ...

But when the silhouette of the moon slides across the disc of the sun during an eclipse you get to marvel at the precision movement of celestial ... home of the meridian, the partial eclipse ...