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Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama
This panorama shows the Apollo 11 landing site on the Moon's Sea of Tranquility. It was assembled from high-resolution scans of film frames taken by Neil Armstrong from the Eagle Lunar Module. The leftmost frame is the first picture ever taken by a person on another world.
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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 20 December 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 20 December 2014 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 20 December 2001 The Eagle's EGGs * See it as a poster -
Released on 20 December 2017 Widefield image of the sky around π1 Gruis See it as a poster -
Released on 20 December 2023 Dwarf irregular galaxy UGC 8091 (wide-field view) See it as a poster -
Released on 20 December 2018 Galaxy Cluster MACSJ0416 See it as a poster -
Released on 20 December 2018 Intracluster light in Abell S1063 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 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 20 DEC 2014.
Questions about December 20, 2014
What space photo was released on December 20, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 20, 2014 was "Apollo 11 Landing Site Panorama". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on December 20, 2014?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was December 20, 2014?
December 20, 2014 was a Saturday, day 354 of the 365 days in 2014.
Was there a meteor shower on December 20, 2014?
Yes: the Ursid shower, peaks in 2 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 20, 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.