The sky on
your birthday.
“Three Month Composite of Comet Holmes” is copyrighted by John Pane. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet Holmes brightened unexpectedly by nearly a million-fold in late October 2007. Over the next three months, its coma expanded and faded. This composite image shows how the coma and tail of Comet Holmes changed. Due to Earth's changing vantage point, the comet, which is beyond Mars's orbit, appeared nearly head-on in November but more from the side in subsequent months.
The Earth on 5 February 2008 · Pilbara, Western Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 5 February 2008, the day itself, not a release date.
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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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The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 February 2008 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2013 The Cosmic Hearth See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2009 Wide-field view of the Coma Galaxy Cluster (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2009 Unusual spiral NGC 4921 in the Coma Galaxy Cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2008 NGC 1132 in visible and X-Ray See it as a poster -
Released on 5 February 2008 NGC 1132 wide-field (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 FEB 2008 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 5 FEB 2008.
Questions about February 5, 2008
What space photo was released on February 5, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 5, 2008 was "Three Month Composite of Comet Holmes". 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 5, 2008?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was February 5, 2008?
February 5, 2008 was a Tuesday, day 36 of the 366 days in 2008.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 5, 2008?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.