The sky on
your birthday.
Halo of the Cat's Eye
The Cat's Eye Nebula, NGC 6543, is a well-known planetary nebula. Its central symmetries are visible in this false-color image, which also reveals an enormous, faint halo of gaseous material over three light-years across. Data from the Nordic Optical Telescope shows emission from nitrogen atoms as red and oxygen atoms as blue-green.
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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 Earth on your day The Earth on 4 September 2002 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2003 Full ACS Image of NGC 3370 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2024 MACS J0417.5-1154 Wide Field (NIRCam) See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2003 Celestial composition See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2025 Pismis 24 (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2022 Hurricane Danielle is pictured near the Earth's horizon from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 SEP 2002 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 SEP 2002.
Questions about September 4, 2002
What space photo was released on September 4, 2002?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 4, 2002 was "Halo of the Cat's Eye". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on September 4, 2002?
A waning crescent moon, about 8% lit.
What day of the week was September 4, 2002?
September 4, 2002 was a Wednesday, day 247 of the 365 days in 2002.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 4, 2002?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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