The sky on
your birthday.
The Calabash Nebula from Hubble
The Calabash Nebula, seen here by Hubble, shows the final dramatic stages of a star's life. Its central star has exhausted its nuclear fuel and is contracting into a white dwarf. As the star sheds its outer layers at a million kilometers per hour, the gas collides with surrounding interstellar material, creating a supersonic shock front where ionized hydrogen and nitrogen glow blue.
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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 15 February 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 15 February 2017 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 15 February 2004 Digitized Sky Survey 2 wide-angle image of Abell 2218 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 15 February 2004 A ground-based wide-angle image of Abell 2218 See it as a poster -
Released on 15 February 2023 Pandora’s Cluster (Abell 2744) See it as a poster -
Released on 15 February 2021 Tantrums of a Baby Star See it as a poster -
Released on 15 February 2022 The hot and arid desert geography of Semnan Province southeast of Tehran, Iran, is pictured from the International See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 FEB 2017 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 15 FEB 2017.
Questions about February 15, 2017
What space photo was released on February 15, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 15, 2017 was "The Calabash Nebula from Hubble". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on February 15, 2017?
A waning gibbous moon, about 83% lit.
What day of the week was February 15, 2017?
February 15, 2017 was a Wednesday, day 46 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 15, 2017?
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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