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Birthdays in December 1996

Every day of December 1996 in space photos

The space photo NASA or ESA released on each day of December 1996. Pick a birthday to open its card.

31 photos

Star Trails in Northern Skies Credit and Copyright:

Star Trails in Northern Skies Credit and Copyright:

Orion's Star Colors Credit and Copyright:

Orion's Star Colors Credit and Copyright:

Cocoon of a New White Dwarf Credit:

Cocoon of a New White Dwarf Credit:

Ice at the Lunar South Pole Credit:

Ice at the Lunar South Pole Credit:

Io's Giant Volcano Pele Credit:

Io's Giant Volcano Pele Credit:

Globular Cluster M3 Credit and Copyright:

Globular Cluster M3 Credit and Copyright:

Planetary Systems Now Forming in Orion Credit:

Planetary Systems Now Forming in Orion Credit:

Degas Ray Crater on Mercury Credit:

Degas Ray Crater on Mercury Credit:

Callisto Full Face Credit:

Callisto Full Face Credit:

SB-1996-12-10 ©

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Comet Halley's Nucleus Credit:

NASA APOD · : MPAE

Starburst Ring in Galaxy NGC 1317 Credit:

Starburst Ring in Galaxy NGC 1317 Credit:

SB-1996-12-12 ©

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The Milky Way Through the Summer Triangle

NASA APOD · Andy Steere

Disorder in Stephan's Quintet

Disorder in Stephan's Quintet

Our Solar System from Voyager

Our Solar System from Voyager

Microlensing of the Einstein Cross

Microlensing of the Einstein Cross

Nebula Nova Cygni Turns On

Nebula Nova Cygni Turns On

Mariner's Mercury

Mariner's Mercury

A Sky Full Of Hydrogen Credit:

A Sky Full Of Hydrogen Credit:

Comet Hale-Bopp Inbound Credit:

Comet Hale-Bopp Inbound Credit:

The UV SMC from UIT Credit:

The UV SMC from UIT Credit:

Sun and Winter Solstice 1996 Credit:

Sun and Winter Solstice 1996 Credit:

18 Miles From Deimos Credit:

18 Miles From Deimos Credit:

Gas and dust in comet Hale Bopp

Gas and dust in comet Hale Bopp

A Mirry Christmas Credit:

A Mirry Christmas Credit:

An Earth Ornament Credit:

An Earth Ornament Credit:

SB-1996-12-26 ©

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Carl Sagan 1934-1996

NASA APOD · 1994 by Michael Okoniewski

HET: The New Largest Optical Telescope

HET: The New Largest Optical Telescope

SB-1996-12-28 ©

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CG4: A Ruptured Cometary Globule

NASA APOD · David Malin, Anglo Australian Observartory

SB-1996-12-29 ©

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Dark Bok Globules in IC 2944

NASA APOD · David Malin, Anglo Australian Observartory

X-Ray Earth

Io Rotating