The sky on
your birthday.
BLG-109: A Distant Version of our own Solar System
How common are planetary systems like our own? Perhaps quite common. The first system of planets like our own Solar System was discovered using a newly adapted technique called gravitational microlensing. This method looks for brightness changes in starlight when a foreground star with planets passes in front of a more distant star. The distant star's light is slightly deflected in predictable ways, revealing the planets.
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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 18 February 2008 · Italy and the Adriatic See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the unusual binary star V471 Tauri See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2009 Australia Wildfires Extract a Heavy Toll in Lives, Land See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2018 LL Ori and the Orion Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2019 Picturesque poison See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2005 Enceladus Mosaic See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 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 18 FEB 2008.
Questions about February 18, 2008
What space photo was released on February 18, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 18, 2008 was "BLG-109: A Distant Version of our own Solar System". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on February 18, 2008?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 90% lit.
What day of the week was February 18, 2008?
February 18, 2008 was a Monday, day 49 of the 366 days in 2008.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 18, 2008?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
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