The sky on
your birthday.
LL Ori and the Orion Nebula
LL Orionis, a young variable star, creates a bow shock as its stellar wind collides with gas in the Orion Nebula. This interaction forms a wave similar to a boat moving through water. The Orion Nebula is a stellar nursery about 1,300 light-years from Earth.
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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 18 February 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 18 February 2018 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the unusual binary star V471 Tauri See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2009 Australia Wildfires Extract a Heavy Toll in Lives, Land See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2019 Picturesque poison See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2005 Enceladus Mosaic See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2022 The aurora australis streams above the Indian Ocean in this picture from the International Space Station as it orbited See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 FEB 2018 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 18 FEB 2018.
Questions about February 18, 2018
What space photo was released on February 18, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 18, 2018 was "LL Ori and the Orion Nebula". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on February 18, 2018?
A waxing crescent moon, about 9% lit.
What day of the week was February 18, 2018?
February 18, 2018 was a Sunday, day 49 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 18, 2018?
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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