The sky on
your birthday.
“Orion: The Big Picture” is copyrighted by J. C. Casado. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOrion is a vast star-forming region, stretching over 100 light-years and appearing 50 times the diameter of the Moon. It includes familiar objects like the Horsehead Nebula and the Orion Nebula. At 1,500 light-years, Orion is the closest large star-forming region to Earth. It contains young stars and protoplanetary disks.
Turbulent Region Near Jupiter Great Red Spot
NASA released this picture on 4 December 1997. 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 1 December 2005 Most detailed image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2005 Digitized Sky Survey 2 image of the Crab Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2025 A storm of new stars See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2009 Blushing dusty nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2009 A wide-field view of the region around NGC 7023 (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 DEC 1997 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 1 DEC 1997.
Questions about December 1, 1997
What space photo was released on December 1, 1997?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 1, 1997 was "Orion: The Big Picture". 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 1, 1997?
A new moon, about 3% lit.
What day of the week was December 1, 1997?
December 1, 1997 was a Monday, day 335 of the 365 days in 1997.
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