BIRTHDAY · 15 DEC 2009 The sky on
The sky on
your birthday.
Hubble's festive view of a grand star-forming region
ESA / HUBBLE
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CC BY 4.0 NASA, ESA, and F. Paresce (INAF-IASF, Bologna, Italy), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia, Charlottesville), and the Wide Field Camera 3 Science Oversight Committee (CC BY 4.0)
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RARE · HOLO 
2009-12-15 · ♐
SKYBORN
Hubble's festive view of a grand star-forming region
ESA / HUBBLE
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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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Released on 15 December 2008 The Southern Hemisphere of Enceladus See it as a poster -
Released on 15 December 2011 Hubble/Subaru composite of star-forming region S 106 See it as a poster -
Released on 15 December 2023 Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex See it as a poster -
Released on 15 December 2011 Hubble view of star-forming region S106 See it as a poster -
Released on 15 December 2008 Tiger Stripes...Magnified! See it as a poster
ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SAGITTARIUS
In tropical astrology, 15 DEC 2009 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 15 DEC 2009.
THE ALMANAC FOR 15 DEC 2009
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
New moon, 3% lit
POSITION
Day 349 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Geminid shower, peaked yesterday
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS