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“December's Comet Wirtanen” is copyrighted by Juan Carlos Casado. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComing close in mid-December, Comet 46P Wirtanen hangs in this starry sky over the bell tower of a Romanesque church. In this vertical panorama, a series of digital exposures capture its greenish coma. This image was taken on December 3 from Sant Llorenc de la Muga, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. The periodic comet's perihelion, its closest approach to the Sun, will be on December 12.
The Sun on 7 December 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 7 December 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 7 December 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 7 December 2018 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2011 Wide field view of the unusual double star SS Leporis See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2020 The Stellar Forge See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2015 Galactic politics See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2010 The Impressive Rays of Hokusai See it as a poster -
Released on 7 December 2022 Flight Day 22: Orion Looks Back at the Moon See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 7 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 7 DEC 2018.
Questions about December 7, 2018
What space photo was released on December 7, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 7, 2018 was "December's Comet Wirtanen". 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 7, 2018?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was December 7, 2018?
December 7, 2018 was a Friday, day 341 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 7, 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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