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“Conjunction at Sunset” is copyrighted by Stefano De Rosa. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteA lovely conjunction of a young crescent Moon and Venus graced western skies at sunset. This image captures the pair over Viverone Lake near Turin, Italy. Venus is a brilliant evening star, sometimes mistaken for an airplane. The scene was captured on December 26th.
The Sun on 29 December 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 29 December 2011, 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 29 December 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 29 December 2011 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 29 December 2006 Enceladus: Trailing Hemisphere See it as a poster -
Released on 29 December 2014 An ancient globule See it as a poster -
Released on 29 December 2012 Zeta Oph: Runaway Star See it as a poster -
Released on 29 December 2019 Stars glitter in the night sky above an atmospheric glow that blankets the city lights as the International Space See it as a poster -
Released on 29 December 2020 The waxing gibbous Moon, the phase before it becomes a Full Moon, is pictured from the International Space Station See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 29 DEC 2011 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 29 DEC 2011.
Questions about December 29, 2011
What space photo was released on December 29, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 29, 2011 was "Conjunction at Sunset". 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 29, 2011?
A waxing crescent moon, about 19% lit.
What day of the week was December 29, 2011?
December 29, 2011 was a Thursday, day 363 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 29, 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.
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