The sky on
your birthday.
“The Witch Head Nebula” is copyrighted by Digitized Sky Survey (POSS II); Processing: Utkarsh Mishra. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Witch Head Nebula, also known as IC 2118, is a reflection nebula about 800 light-years away. Its dust grains reflect the starlight of Rigel, a bright star in Orion, which sits just off the left edge of this frame. This interstellar cloud of dust and gas spans nearly 70 light-years.
The Sun on 31 December 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 31 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 31 December 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 31 December 2018 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 31 December 2003 The cluster RDCS1252.9-2927 (overview) See it as a poster -
Released on 31 December 2018 The smoking gun of a newborn star See it as a poster -
Released on 31 December 2012 Don’t trust your eyes See it as a poster -
Released on 31 December 2017 To Fly Free in Space See it as a poster -
Released on 31 December 2024 The Twisted Disk of NGC 4753 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 31 DEC 2018 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 31 DEC 2018.
Questions about December 31, 2018
What space photo was released on December 31, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 31, 2018 was "The Witch Head Nebula". 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 31, 2018?
A last quarter moon, about 35% lit.
What day of the week was December 31, 2018?
December 31, 2018 was a Monday, day 365 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 31, 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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