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“Great Conjunction over Sicilian Lighthouse” is copyrighted by Kevin Saragozza. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteJupiter and Saturn are seen here in a 'great conjunction' over a Sicilian lighthouse. This event occurs when the two largest planets appear very close in Earth's sky. The conjunction on December 21, 2020, was the closest since 1623.
The Sun on 8 December 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 December 2020, 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 December 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 December 2020 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2022 Southern Ring Nebula’s Spokes (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2022 Southern Ring Nebula’s Gas (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Compass Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2025 Massive stars make their mark See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2014 All that glitters See it as a poster -
Released on 8 December 2010 The globular star cluster Messier 107 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 DEC 2020 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 8 DEC 2020.
Questions about December 8, 2020
What space photo was released on December 8, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 8, 2020 was "Great Conjunction over Sicilian Lighthouse". 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 8, 2020?
A last quarter moon, about 43% lit.
What day of the week was December 8, 2020?
December 8, 2020 was a Tuesday, day 343 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 8, 2020?
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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