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N49's Cosmic Blast
This image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the scattered debris of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud, cataloged as N49. These glowing filaments of shocked gas span about 30 light-years. Light from the original explosion reached Earth thousands of years ago. N49 is also the site of a gamma-ray burst detected in 1998.
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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 July 2003 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
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 2003 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 2003.
Questions about July 4, 2003
What space photo was released on July 4, 2003?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 4, 2003 was "N49's Cosmic Blast". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 4, 2003?
A waxing crescent moon, about 25% lit.
What day of the week was July 4, 2003?
July 4, 2003 was a Friday, day 185 of the 365 days in 2003.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 4, 2003?
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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