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“M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster” is copyrighted by Phillip L. Jones VisualUniverse.org. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters or M45, is one of the brightest and closest open star clusters. It contains over 3,000 stars and is about 400 light-years away, spanning only 13 light-years across. The prominent blue reflection nebulae are evident in this photograph, caused by the cluster's stars illuminating surrounding dust.
The Earth on 9 December 2008 · Red Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 9 December 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 9 December 2008 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2010 An Explosion of Infrared Color See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the interacting galaxy NGC 5291 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2024 Hubble revisits a grand spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Galactic Diversity See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Cloudy with a Chance of Dust See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 DEC 2008 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 DEC 2008.
Questions about December 9, 2008
What space photo was released on December 9, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 9, 2008 was "M45: The Pleiades Star Cluster". 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 December 9, 2008?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 88% lit.
What day of the week was December 9, 2008?
December 9, 2008 was a Tuesday, day 344 of the 366 days in 2008.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 9, 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.