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“Dust, Gas, and Stars in the Orion Nebula” is copyrighted by Jes�s M.Vargas & Maritxu Poyal. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Great Nebula in Orion is an immense, nearby starbirth region about 1500 light-years away. Filaments of dark dust and glowing gas surround hot young stars at the edge of an interstellar molecular cloud. This deep image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows part of the nebula's center in assigned colors. You can find the Great Nebula with the unaided eye near Orion's belt.
The Sun on 8 March 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 March 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 March 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 March 2017 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 8 March 1996 Venus - Volcanic features in Atla Region See it as a poster -
Released on 8 March 2018 Wide-field view of Arp 256 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 March 2022 Yukon Delta, Alaska See it as a poster -
Released on 8 March 2021 Wide-field view of the sky around the quasar P172+18 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 March 2015 Stars at the Galactic Center See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 MAR 2017 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 MAR 2017.
Questions about March 8, 2017
What space photo was released on March 8, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 8, 2017 was "Dust, Gas, and Stars in the Orion 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 March 8, 2017?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 79% lit.
What day of the week was March 8, 2017?
March 8, 2017 was a Wednesday, day 67 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 8, 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.
Is it free?
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