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“To Scale: The Solar System” is copyrighted by Wylie Overstreet. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteTo imagine the scale of our solar system, consider Earth as a 1.4-centimeter blue marble. The Sun would then be a 1.5-meter balloon. At this scale, the distance between Earth and the Sun would stretch almost 180 meters, making a full model of the outer planets' orbits quite expansive.
The Sun on 25 December 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 25 December 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 25 December 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 25 December 2015 · Himalaya and Tibet See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2005 NGC 2467 and surroundings* See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 Hubble and HAWK-I explore a cluster with the mass of two quadrillion Suns See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 Galaxy cluster RCS2 J2327 See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 HAWK-I and Hubble Explore a Cluster with the Mass of two Quadrillion Suns See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 Galaxy Cluster RCS2 J2327 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 25 DEC 2015 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 DEC 2015.
Questions about December 25, 2015
What space photo was released on December 25, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 25, 2015 was "To Scale: The Solar System". 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 25, 2015?
A full moon, about 100% lit.
What day of the week was December 25, 2015?
December 25, 2015 was a Friday, day 359 of the 365 days in 2015.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 25, 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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