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“Planetary Alignment over Italy” is copyrighted by Antonio Finazzi. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThree planets, Venus, Saturn, and Jupiter, all appear in nearly the same direction in this image. They orbit the Sun in roughly the same plane, the ecliptic. From Earth, we see them confined to a single band in the sky. This alignment, captured earlier this month, is a coincidence, making for a striking view.
The Sun on 19 December 2021
NASA SDO took this picture on 19 December 2021, 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 19 December 2021 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 19 December 2021 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 19 December 2019 Apollo 17's Moonship See it as a poster -
Released on 19 December 2003 NGC 613 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 December 2003 A dusty beauty See it as a poster -
Released on 19 December 2024 Messier 2 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 December 2025 Dwarf stars in a glittering sky See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 DEC 2021 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 19 DEC 2021.
Questions about December 19, 2021
What space photo was released on December 19, 2021?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 19, 2021 was "Planetary Alignment over Italy". 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 19, 2021?
A full moon, about 100% lit.
What day of the week was December 19, 2021?
December 19, 2021 was a Sunday, day 353 of the 365 days in 2021.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 19, 2021?
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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