The sky on
your birthday.
Reflecting Merope
Within the Pleiades star cluster, a star's light is slowly destroying this wandering cloud of gas and dust. The star Merope sits just off the upper left of this Hubble Space Telescope image. The cloud, known as IC 349, has moved so close to Merope in the last 100,000 years that the star's light is having a dramatic effect.
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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 December 2004 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2008 Hubble image of globular cluster M13 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2008 Hubble image of M13's nucleus See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2007 Hubble Space Telescope Image of Globular Cluster NGC 6397 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2012 A multi-wavelength view of radio galaxy Hercules A See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2021 The Moon's shadow, caused by a solar eclipse over Antarctica, is pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 DEC 2004 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 DEC 2004.
Questions about December 4, 2004
What space photo was released on December 4, 2004?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 4, 2004 was "Reflecting Merope". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on December 4, 2004?
A last quarter moon, about 53% lit.
What day of the week was December 4, 2004?
December 4, 2004 was a Saturday, day 339 of the 366 days in 2004.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 4, 2004?
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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