The sky on
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“Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to Solstice” is copyrighted by Tunç Tezel. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteToday is an equinox, when day and night are of equal length. This image is a composite of hourly solar positions above Bursa, Turkey, from solstice to equinox to solstice. The bottom Sun marks the summer solstice, the middle shows the equinox, and the top is the winter solstice.
The Earth on 22 September 2008 · Red Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 22 September 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 22 September 2008 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 22 September 2010 HAWK-I infrared image of the spectacular barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365* See it as a poster -
Released on 22 September 2014 Jets and explosions in NGC 7793 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 September 2025 Spiral, elliptical or neither? See it as a poster -
Released on 22 September 2022 NGC 7331 Close Up See it as a poster -
Released on 22 September 2025 Typhoon Ragasa with its well-defined eye in the Philippine Sea See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 SEP 2008 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 22 SEP 2008.
Questions about September 22, 2008
What space photo was released on September 22, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 22, 2008 was "Equinox: The Sun from Solstice to Solstice". 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 September 22, 2008?
A last quarter moon, about 52% lit.
What day of the week was September 22, 2008?
September 22, 2008 was a Monday, day 266 of the 366 days in 2008.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 22, 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.