The sky on
your birthday.
“Mars in the Loop” is copyrighted by Tunc Tezel. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMars doesn't actually reverse its orbit, but from Earth, it appears to move backward across the sky for a time. This is called retrograde motion. This composite image shows Mars's path from late April to early November 2018. The red planet's apparent loop is a reflection of Earth's faster orbit catching up to and passing Mars.
The Sun on 8 November 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 November 2018, 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 8 November 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 November 2018 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2023 Perseus Galaxy Cluster from Euclid See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the planetary nebula Fleming 1 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2022 Galaxies: Wild's Triplet from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2010 An extraordinarily slender galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 8 November 2020 The coast of Chubut Province in Argentina, with the Sun's glint beaming off the Golfo San Jorge and Bahia Camarones, is See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 NOV 2018 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 NOV 2018.
Questions about November 8, 2018
What space photo was released on November 8, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 8, 2018 was "Mars in the Loop". 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 November 8, 2018?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was November 8, 2018?
November 8, 2018 was a Thursday, day 312 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on November 8, 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.
Is it free?
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