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M104: The Sombrero Galaxy Credit:
The Sombrero Galaxy, M104, is a spiral galaxy with a prominent dust lane and a large halo of stars and globular clusters. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this striking image, revealing its distinct shape. X-ray observations suggest a supermassive black hole, a billion times the mass of our Sun, lies at its core. This black hole is responsible for the energetic activity observed in the galaxy's center.
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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 8 February 2000 Radio galaxy Centaurus A See it as a poster -
Released on 8 February 2024 Hubble traces 'string-of-pearls' star clusters in galaxy collisions See it as a poster -
Released on 8 February 2000 Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 8 February 2012 ESO’s VLT reveals the Carina Nebula's hidden secrets See it as a poster -
Released on 8 February 2012 VLT image of the Carina Nebula in infrared light See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 FEB 1997 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 FEB 1997.
Questions about February 8, 1997
What space photo was released on February 8, 1997?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 8, 1997 was "M104: The Sombrero Galaxy Credit:". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on February 8, 1997?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was February 8, 1997?
February 8, 1997 was a Saturday, day 39 of the 365 days in 1997.
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