The sky on
your birthday.
“The Witch Head Nebula” is copyrighted by G. Greaney. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Witch Head Nebula, formally known as IC 2118, is a reflection nebula associated with the bright star Rigel in Orion. The nebula glows by light reflected from Rigel, which is located just off to the right of this image. Fine dust in the nebula reflects Rigel's blue light, causing the nebula to appear blue.
Supernova 1987a Ring
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 10 February 1998. 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 9 February 1996 High luminosity quasar J03.13 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 February 2009 Anemic Galaxy NGC 4921 at the Edge See it as a poster -
Released on 9 February 1996 First NTT image of comet Hale-Bopp after solar conjunction See it as a poster -
Released on 9 February 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the planetary nebula Henize 2-428 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 February 2004 X Marks the Spot See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 FEB 1998 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 9 FEB 1998.
Questions about February 9, 1998
What space photo was released on February 9, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 9, 1998 was "The Witch Head 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 February 9, 1998?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 94% lit.
What day of the week was February 9, 1998?
February 9, 1998 was a Monday, day 40 of the 365 days in 1998.
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