The sky on
your birthday.
“The Flame Nebula in Visible and Infrared” is copyrighted by Optical (RGB+Ha): Aldo Mottino & Ezequiel Bellocchio (Argentina); Infrared: ESO/J. Emerson/VISTA.. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Flame Nebula, about 1,500 light-years away in Orion, glows from energetic light from the star Alnitak. Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion's Belt, ionizes the hydrogen gas in the nebula, causing it to emit light. The dark lanes are dust clouds obscuring the light behind them.
The Sun on 9 December 2014
NASA SDO took this picture on 9 December 2014, the day itself, not a release date.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
See print sizesPrinted, shipped and sold by Zazzle
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.
-
The Sun on your day The Sun on 9 December 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 9 December 2014 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2010 An Explosion of Infrared Color See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the interacting galaxy NGC 5291 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2024 Hubble revisits a grand spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Galactic Diversity See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Cloudy with a Chance of Dust See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 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 9 DEC 2014.
Questions about December 9, 2014
What space photo was released on December 9, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 9, 2014 was "The Flame Nebula in Visible and Infrared". 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 9, 2014?
A waning gibbous moon, about 94% lit.
What day of the week was December 9, 2014?
December 9, 2014 was a Tuesday, day 343 of the 365 days in 2014.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 9, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.