BIRTHDAY · 8 FEB 2016 The sky on
The sky on
your birthday.
The icy blue wings of Hen 2-437
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
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CC BY 4.0 ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt (Geckzilla) (CC BY 4.0)
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RARE · HOLO 
2016-02-08 · ♒
SKYBORN
The icy blue wings of Hen 2-437
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
BORN 3,903 days ago
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 8 February 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 February 2016 · Taklamakan Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 8 February 2024 Hubble traces 'string-of-pearls' star clusters in galaxy collisions See it as a poster -
Released on 8 February 2022 Hawaii's big island and its two major volcanoes Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa are pictured from the International Space See it as a poster -
Released on 8 February 2024 Sand dunes in the Sahara Desert are pictured in the African nation of Algeria as the International Space Station See it as a poster -
Released on 8 February 2012 Galaxy cluster RCS2 032727-132623 (uncropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 February 2015 Carina Nebula Dust Pillar See it as a poster
ZODIAC CONTEXT
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AQUARIUS
In tropical astrology, 8 FEB 2016 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 FEB 2016.
THE ALMANAC FOR 8 FEB 2016
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 0% lit
POSITION
Day 39 of 366
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS