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“Filaments Across the Sun” is copyrighted by Greg Piepol (sungazer.net). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteTwo long filaments of solar plasma stretched across the Sun last week. These dark, cool prominences are held up by the Sun's magnetic field, each one long enough to span twenty Earths end-to-end. They typically last a few weeks before falling back into the Sun. The image also shows bright, hot regions called plages.
The Earth on 6 December 2004 · Lake Eyre, Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 6 December 2004, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 6 December 2004 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 2005 Rhea: Full Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 2012 Wide-field view of the area around NGC 922 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 2010 Hubble peers deeply into the Eagle Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 1994 Hubble observes the lost ancestors to our Milky Way galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 6 December 2012 The Carina Nebula imaged by the VLT Survey Telescope See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 6 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 6 DEC 2004.
Questions about December 6, 2004
What space photo was released on December 6, 2004?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 6, 2004 was "Filaments Across the Sun". 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 December 6, 2004?
A last quarter moon, about 32% lit.
What day of the week was December 6, 2004?
December 6, 2004 was a Monday, day 341 of the 366 days in 2004.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 6, 2004?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.