The sky on
your birthday.
Burns Cliff Anaglyph
This is Burns Cliff, on the inner wall of Endurance crater on Mars, viewed by the Mars rover Opportunity. The image is a color anaglyph, designed for 3D viewing with red/blue glasses. Opportunity, along with its twin Spirit, spent years exploring Mars, returning valuable science data and images.
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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 August 2006 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2014 IC 4499: A globular cluster’s age revisited See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2005 Hubble Spies a Zoo of Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2025 A sea monster and a Tarantula See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2021 EHT Resolves Central Jet from Black Hole in Cen A See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2019 The Milky Way lights up an orbital night pass as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above the Coral Sea See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 AUG 2006 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 AUG 2006.
Questions about August 4, 2006
What space photo was released on August 4, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 4, 2006 was "Burns Cliff Anaglyph". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on August 4, 2006?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 74% lit.
What day of the week was August 4, 2006?
August 4, 2006 was a Friday, day 216 of the 365 days in 2006.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 4, 2006?
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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