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“A Meteor Moment” is copyrighted by Amir Hossein Abolfath. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis intensely bright fireball meteor flashed across the Karkas Mountains in central Iran. It occurred during the peak of the annual Geminid Meteor Shower. The photographer captured the meteor and wintery nightscape with a tripod-mounted camera, its shutter open for about 1.5 minutes. During this time, stars traced short, arcing trails due to Earth's rotation.
The Sun on 17 December 2010
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 December 2010, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 Sun on your day The Sun on 17 December 2010 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 December 2010 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 17 December 2014 Wide-field view of the bright star clusters Messier 47 and Messier 46 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 December 2015 HH 24 (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 17 December 2013 Hubble image of variable star RS Puppis See it as a poster -
Released on 17 December 2012 The Needle Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 17 December 2014 The star cluster Messier 47 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 DEC 2010 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 17 DEC 2010.
Questions about December 17, 2010
What space photo was released on December 17, 2010?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 17, 2010 was "A Meteor Moment". 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 17, 2010?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 86% lit.
What day of the week was December 17, 2010?
December 17, 2010 was a Friday, day 351 of the 365 days in 2010.
Was there a meteor shower on December 17, 2010?
Yes: the Geminid shower, peaked 3 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 17, 2010?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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