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“Comet Catalina Emerges” is copyrighted by Fritz Helmut Hemmerich. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet Catalina, a giant snowball from the outer Solar System, made its closest approach to Earth in January 2016. It rounded the Sun in late 2015 and began its journey back out. Morning observers in the northern hemisphere got their best view of the comet, which sported both dust and ion tails.
The Sun on 7 December 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 7 December 2015, 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 7 December 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 7 December 2015 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2011 Wide field view of the unusual double star SS Leporis See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2020 The Stellar Forge See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2015 Galactic politics See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2010 The Impressive Rays of Hokusai See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2022 Flight Day 22: Orion Looks Back at the Moon See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 7 DEC 2015 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 7 DEC 2015.
Questions about December 7, 2015
What space photo was released on December 7, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 7, 2015 was "Comet Catalina Emerges". 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 7, 2015?
A waning crescent moon, about 15% lit.
What day of the week was December 7, 2015?
December 7, 2015 was a Monday, day 341 of the 365 days in 2015.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 7, 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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