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“Flaming Star Nebula” is copyrighted by Adam Block. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteA runaway star lights the Flaming Star Nebula, also called IC 405. This O-type star, AE Aurigae, was likely ejected from a collision of star systems in the Orion Nebula millions of years ago. It now moves rapidly through space, illuminating the gas and dust clouds about 1,500 light-years away in the constellation Auriga.
The Sun on 1 December 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 1 December 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 1 December 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 December 2016 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2005 Most detailed image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2005 Digitized Sky Survey 2 image of the Crab Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2025 A storm of new stars See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2009 Blushing dusty nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 1 December 2009 A wide-field view of the region around NGC 7023 (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 DEC 2016 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 1 DEC 2016.
Questions about December 1, 2016
What space photo was released on December 1, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 1, 2016 was "Flaming Star 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 December 1, 2016?
A waxing crescent moon, about 4% lit.
What day of the week was December 1, 2016?
December 1, 2016 was a Thursday, day 336 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 1, 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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