The sky on
your birthday.
“Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash” is copyrighted by Bjørnar G. Hansen. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSome night skies are serene, others shimmer and flash. Auroras and meteors haunted skies over the island of Kvaløya, near Tromsø, Norway. This 30-second exposure records a shimmering auroral glow gently lighting the wintery coastal scene. The image also captures the sudden flash of a fireball meteor from the Geminid meteor shower, streaking past familiar stars in the handle of the Big Dipper.
The Sun on 9 December 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 9 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 9 December 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 9 December 2018 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2010 An Explosion of Infrared Color See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the interacting galaxy NGC 5291 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2024 Hubble revisits a grand spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Galactic Diversity See it as a poster -
Released on 9 December 2019 Cloudy with a Chance of Dust See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 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 9 DEC 2018.
Questions about December 9, 2018
What space photo was released on December 9, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 9, 2018 was "Aurora Shimmer, Meteor Flash". 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 9, 2018?
A new moon, about 3% lit.
What day of the week was December 9, 2018?
December 9, 2018 was a Sunday, day 343 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 9, 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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