The sky on
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“Stars and Dust Pillars in NGC 7822 from WISE” is copyrighted by : Francesco Antonucci. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteHot, young stars and pillars of gas and dust crowd into NGC 7822. This star-forming region lies about 3,000 light-years away in the constellation Cepheus. NASA's Wide Field Infrared Survey Explorer, WISE, captured this detailed infrared view. Within the nebula, bright edges and complex dust sculptures dominate the skyscape.
The Sun on 1 December 2014
NASA SDO took this picture on 1 December 2014, 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 Sun on your day The Sun on 1 December 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 December 2014 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2005 Most detailed image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2005 Digitized Sky Survey 2 image of the Crab Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2025 A storm of new stars See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2009 Blushing dusty nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2009 A wide-field view of the region around NGC 7023 (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 DEC 2014 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 1 DEC 2014.
Questions about December 1, 2014
What space photo was released on December 1, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 1, 2014 was "Stars and Dust Pillars in NGC 7822 from WISE". 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 1, 2014?
A first quarter moon, about 68% lit.
What day of the week was December 1, 2014?
December 1, 2014 was a Monday, day 335 of the 365 days in 2014.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 1, 2014?
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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