The sky on
your birthday.
“Cetus Galaxies and Supernova” is copyrighted by Massimiliano Veschini. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteLarge spiral galaxy NGC 1055, seen edge-on, joins face-on spiral Messier 77 in this cosmic view toward the constellation Cetus. Both over 100,000 light-years across, the pair are dominant members of a small galaxy group. At about 60 million light-years away, M77 is one of the most remote objects in Charles Messier's catalog.
The Sun on 6 December 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 6 December 2018, 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 6 December 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 6 December 2018 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 2005 Rhea: Full Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 2012 Wide-field view of the area around NGC 922 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 2010 Hubble peers deeply into the Eagle Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 1994 Hubble observes the lost ancestors to our Milky Way galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 2012 The Carina Nebula imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 6 DEC 2018 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 6 DEC 2018.
Questions about December 6, 2018
What space photo was released on December 6, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 6, 2018 was "Cetus Galaxies and Supernova". 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 6, 2018?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was December 6, 2018?
December 6, 2018 was a Thursday, day 340 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 6, 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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