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“Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster” is copyrighted by Blake Estes (iTelescope Siding Spring Obs.) & Christian Sasse. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Pleiades, also known as the Seven Sisters, is a famous open star cluster visible to the naked eye. This 11-hour exposure from Siding Spring Observatory reveals the dust cloud surrounding the cluster. The stars and the dust are about 440 light-years away in the constellation Taurus.
The Sun on 5 December 2022
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 December 2022, 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 5 December 2022 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around VFTS 102: the fastest rotating massive star See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Layered Craters and Icy Plains See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2015 Pluto Badlands See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 1998 Jupiter Great Red Spot See it as a poster -
Released on 5 December 2022 Flight Day 20: Orion and Our Moon See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 DEC 2022 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 5 DEC 2022.
Questions about December 5, 2022
What space photo was released on December 5, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 5, 2022 was "Pleiades: The Seven Sisters Star Cluster". 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 5, 2022?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 89% lit.
What day of the week was December 5, 2022?
December 5, 2022 was a Monday, day 339 of the 365 days in 2022.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 5, 2022?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.