The sky on
your birthday.
“Periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle” is copyrighted by Gerald Rhemann. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet 109P/Swift-Tuttle is the parent of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower. This Halley-type comet has an orbital period of about 133 years. Its last visit to the inner Solar System was in 1992, when this color image was recorded. The photo shows Swift-Tuttle's greenish coma, a long ion tail, and a dust tail.
The Sun on 8 August 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 August 2024, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 8 August 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 August 2024 · Italy and the Adriatic See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2018 Digitized Sky Survey image around the galaxy NGC 5018 in the constellation of Virgo See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2022 Celestial Cloudscape in the Orion Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2018 Wide-field view of the surroundings of NGC 5018 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2011 Crowded, but suspiciously quiet? See it as a poster -
Released on 8 August 2013 NGC 3370: A Sharper View See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 AUG 2024 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 8 AUG 2024.
Questions about August 8, 2024
What space photo was released on August 8, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 8, 2024 was "Periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle". 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 August 8, 2024?
A waxing crescent moon, about 13% lit.
What day of the week was August 8, 2024?
August 8, 2024 was a Thursday, day 221 of the 366 days in 2024.
Was there a meteor shower on August 8, 2024?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaks in 5 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 8, 2024?
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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