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“NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula” is copyrighted by Adam Block, Mount Lemmon SkyCenter, Univ. Arizona. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteTen thousand years ago, a star exploded, creating the Veil Nebula, a colorful expanding cloud. The west end of the Veil Nebula, known as NGC 6960 or the Witch's Broom Nebula, is shown here. The expanding debris cloud gains its colors by sweeping up and exciting existing nearby gas. The supernova remnant is about 1,400 light-years away in Cygnus.
The Earth on 19 August 2008 · Colorado Plateau
NASA Terra took this picture on 19 August 2008, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 19 August 2008 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 19 August 2012 M72: A Globular Cluster of Stars See it as a poster -
Released on 19 August 2015 The rich star cluster IC 4651 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 August 2009 Nebula around star cluster RCW 38 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 August 2010 Mass map of Abell 1689 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 August 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the bright star cluster IC 4651 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 AUG 2008 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 19 AUG 2008.
Questions about August 19, 2008
What space photo was released on August 19, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 19, 2008 was "NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom 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 August 19, 2008?
A waning gibbous moon, about 92% lit.
What day of the week was August 19, 2008?
August 19, 2008 was a Tuesday, day 232 of the 366 days in 2008.
Was there a meteor shower on August 19, 2008?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaked 6 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 19, 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.