The sky on
your birthday.
“The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula” is copyrighted by Josep Drudis. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Tarantula Nebula is the largest and most complex star-forming region in our galactic neighborhood. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy to the Milky Way, it spans about 1,000 light-years. Its spidery appearance gives it its popular name.
The Sun on 8 November 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 November 2016, 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 8 November 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 November 2016 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2023 Perseus Galaxy Cluster from Euclid See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the planetary nebula Fleming 1 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2022 Galaxies: Wild's Triplet from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2010 An extraordinarily slender galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2020 The coast of Chubut Province in Argentina, with the Sun's glint beaming off the Golfo San Jorge and Bahia Camarones, is See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 NOV 2016 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 8 NOV 2016.
Questions about November 8, 2016
What space photo was released on November 8, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 8, 2016 was "The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula". 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 8, 2016?
A first quarter moon, about 61% lit.
What day of the week was November 8, 2016?
November 8, 2016 was a Tuesday, day 313 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on November 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.
Is it free?
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