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“Perseid Meteors over Mount Shasta” is copyrighted by Brad Goldpaint (Goldpaint Photography). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEvery August, Earth passes through a stream of debris left by Comet Swift-Tuttle. This dust and ice burns up in our atmosphere, creating the Perseid meteor shower. These meteors appear to originate from the constellation Perseus, about 1,000 light-years from Earth. The shower peaks later this week.
The Sun on 8 August 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 August 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 8 August 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 August 2016 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2022 Celestial Cloudscape in the Orion Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2011 Crowded, but suspiciously quiet? See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2013 NGC 3370: A Sharper View See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2019 Jupiter’s Colourful Palette See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2021 View of aurora taken during Expedition 65 increment See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 AUG 2016 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 AUG 2016.
Questions about August 8, 2016
What space photo was released on August 8, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 8, 2016 was "Perseid Meteors over Mount Shasta". 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 August 8, 2016?
A waxing crescent moon, about 25% lit.
What day of the week was August 8, 2016?
August 8, 2016 was a Monday, day 221 of the 366 days in 2016.
Was there a meteor shower on August 8, 2016?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaks in 5 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 8, 2016?
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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