The sky on
your birthday.
“Sh2-239: Celestial Impasto” is copyrighted by Adam Block. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis region, Sh2-239 and LDN 1551, is a mix of dust and dark nebulae, sculpted by star formation. It lies about 450 light-years away, near the southern end of the Taurus molecular cloud complex. Stretching nearly three light-years, the area shows signs of young stars driving outflows into their surroundings. Near the center, a compact red jet of shocked hydrogen gas marks a site of stellar birth.
The Sun on 8 December 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 December 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 8 December 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 December 2011 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2022 Southern Ring Nebula’s Spokes (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2022 Southern Ring Nebula’s Gas (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Compass Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2025 Massive stars make their mark See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2014 All that glitters See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2010 The globular star cluster Messier 107 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 DEC 2011 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 8 DEC 2011.
Questions about December 8, 2011
What space photo was released on December 8, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 8, 2011 was "Sh2-239: Celestial Impasto". 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 8, 2011?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was December 8, 2011?
December 8, 2011 was a Thursday, day 342 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 8, 2011?
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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