The sky on
your birthday.
“Hot Stars in the Trifid Nebula” is copyrighted by Anglo-Australian Telescope Board. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAt the heart of the Trifid Nebula's glowing red gas lies a cluster of hot, young stars. Their energetic light ionizes hydrogen atoms in the surrounding nebula. When electrons recombine with protons, they emit specific colors, creating the red glow seen here. The dark sheets are made of interstellar dust grains.
Peculiar coma shape of comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3
ESO released this picture on 5 January 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 21 December 2015 SN Refsdal: The First Predicted Supernova Image See it as a poster -
Released on 21 December 2006 Portrait of a dramatic stellar crib* See it as a poster -
Released on 21 December 2022 A Wreath of Star Formation in NGC 7469 See it as a poster -
Released on 21 December 2009 Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out See it as a poster -
Released on 21 December 2023 Webb spots a second lensed supernova in a distant galaxy See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 DEC 1995 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 DEC 1995.
Questions about December 21, 1995
What space photo was released on December 21, 1995?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 21, 1995 was "Hot Stars in the Trifid Nebula". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.
What was the Moon's phase on December 21, 1995?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was December 21, 1995?
December 21, 1995 was a Thursday, day 355 of the 365 days in 1995.
Was there a meteor shower on December 21, 1995?
Yes: the Ursid shower, peaks tomorrow.
Is it free?
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