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“The Trifid Nebula in Red, White and Blue” is copyrighted by Jason Ware. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Trifid Nebula gets its name from three dark dust lanes. Its red and blue colors come from different processes. A bright star in the red region excites surrounding gas, causing it to emit red light as electrons recombine with protons. The blue region's dust reflects light from another bright star, creating a reflective nebula.
Io Degassing from sub- and anti-Jupiter Regions
NASA released this picture on 10 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 8 December 2022 Southern Ring Nebula’s Spokes (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2022 Southern Ring Nebula’s Gas (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Compass Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2025 Massive stars make their mark See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2014 All that glitters See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2010 The globular star cluster Messier 107 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 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 8 DEC 1997.
Questions about December 8, 1997
What space photo was released on December 8, 1997?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 8, 1997 was "The Trifid Nebula in Red, White and Blue". 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 8, 1997?
A first quarter moon, about 62% lit.
What day of the week was December 8, 1997?
December 8, 1997 was a Monday, day 342 of the 365 days in 1997.
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