The sky on
your birthday.
“A Graceful Arc” is copyrighted by Tony Hallas. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis panorama shows the graceful arc of the Milky Way stretching between Mount Lassen and Mount Shasta in Northern California. Both are volcanoes in the Cascade Mountain Range. The image was created from multiple exposures, capturing both the Earth and the sky separately. The galactic center, with its dense star and dust clouds, is visible just above Mount Shasta.
The Earth on 25 December 2009 · Persian Gulf
NASA Terra took this picture on 25 December 2009, 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 25 December 2009 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2005 NGC 2467 and surroundings* See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 Hubble and HAWK-I explore a cluster with the mass of two quadrillion Suns See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 Galaxy cluster RCS2 J2327 See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 HAWK-I and Hubble Explore a Cluster with the Mass of two Quadrillion Suns See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 Galaxy Cluster RCS2 J2327 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 25 DEC 2009 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 DEC 2009.
Questions about December 25, 2009
What space photo was released on December 25, 2009?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 25, 2009 was "A Graceful Arc". 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 25, 2009?
A first quarter moon, about 62% lit.
What day of the week was December 25, 2009?
December 25, 2009 was a Friday, day 359 of the 365 days in 2009.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 25, 2009?
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.