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“Distorted Green Flash Sunset over Italy” is copyrighted by Paolo Lazzarotti. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSometimes Earth's atmosphere plays tricks on the light from the Sun. Here, a sunset over Italy shows the Sun distorted and layered, with some layers appearing green. This "green flash" effect happens when unusually warm atmospheric layers refract sunlight, especially near sunrise and sunset.
The Sun on 8 September 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 September 2015, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 8 September 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 September 2015 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 8 September 2010 Wide Field Imager view of the southern spiral NGC 300 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 September 2017 EHDC2 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 September 2000 Mars Daily Global Image from April 1999 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 September 1998 A Cluster Too Far See it as a poster -
Released on 8 September 2013 Roll Cloud Over Wisconsin See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 SEP 2015 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 SEP 2015.
Questions about September 8, 2015
What space photo was released on September 8, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 8, 2015 was "Distorted Green Flash Sunset over Italy". 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 September 8, 2015?
A waning crescent moon, about 28% lit.
What day of the week was September 8, 2015?
September 8, 2015 was a Tuesday, day 251 of the 365 days in 2015.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 8, 2015?
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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