The sky on
your birthday.
“Leonids and Friends” is copyrighted by Malcolm Park. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteLeonid meteors, dusty debris from Comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle, rained down on Earth in November 2015. This composite night sky view from southern Ontario captures bright meteor activity. The individual frames, taken with a tripod-fixed camera, show the meteor trails against a fixed field of view.
The Sun on 20 November 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 20 November 2015, 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 20 November 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 20 November 2015 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 20 November 2014 Fornax dwarf galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 20 November 2023 A stellar graveyard in the sky See it as a poster -
Released on 20 November 1995 The Center of the Orion Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 20 November 2017 Galaxy cluster MACSJ1206 See it as a poster -
Released on 20 November 2019 Wide-field view of GRB 190114C (ground-based view) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 NOV 2015 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 NOV 2015.
Questions about November 20, 2015
What space photo was released on November 20, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 20, 2015 was "Leonids and Friends". 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 November 20, 2015?
A first quarter moon, about 64% lit.
What day of the week was November 20, 2015?
November 20, 2015 was a Friday, day 324 of the 365 days in 2015.
Was there a meteor shower on November 20, 2015?
Yes: the Leonid shower, peaked 3 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on November 20, 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.
Is it free?
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