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“IC 4628: The Prawn Nebula” is copyrighted by R. Colombari. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Prawn Nebula, IC 4628, lies south of Antares in Scorpius. Hot, massive stars, millions of years young, irradiate the nebula with ultraviolet light. This strips electrons from atoms, which then recombine to produce the visible nebular glow, dominated by the red emission of hydrogen. At an estimated distance of 6,000 light-years, the region shown is about 250 light-years across.
The Sun on 9 December 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 9 December 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 9 December 2016 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2010 An Explosion of Infrared Color See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the interacting galaxy NGC 5291 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2024 Hubble revisits a grand spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Galactic Diversity See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Cloudy with a Chance of Dust See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 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 9 DEC 2016.
Questions about December 9, 2016
What space photo was released on December 9, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 9, 2016 was "IC 4628: The Prawn 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 9, 2016?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 75% lit.
What day of the week was December 9, 2016?
December 9, 2016 was a Friday, day 344 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 9, 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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