The sky on
your birthday.
“The Firework Nebula” is copyrighted by WIYN Telescope Consortium. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Firework Nebula, or GK Persei, is the remnant of a nova explosion from 1901. A white dwarf star in a binary system pulled material from its companion, leading to a thermonuclear blast on its surface. The WIYN Telescope captured this expanding shell of gas, a relic of that stellar event.
Cloudy Image of Cerberus Rupes Dark Lineation
NASA released this picture on 3 July 1998. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on 4 July 2013 The sky around the quasar QSO J2246-6015 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 July 2005 Hubble Images Comet Tempel 1 Just Before Deep Impact Probe Arrives See it as a poster -
Released on 4 July 2022 The city lights of Italy, including the French island of Corse and Italian islands of Sardinia and Sicily, are pictured See it as a poster -
Released on 4 July 2023 Earth Observations during Expedition 69 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 July 2020 The sun's glint beams off the South Pacific coast of southern Chile's Laguna San Rafael National Park See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 JUL 1998 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 JUL 1998.
Questions about July 4, 1998
What space photo was released on July 4, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 4, 1998 was "The Firework Nebula". 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 July 4, 1998?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 75% lit.
What day of the week was July 4, 1998?
July 4, 1998 was a Saturday, day 185 of the 365 days in 1998.
Is it free?
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