BIRTHDAY · 27 APR 2007

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“M81 in Ursa Major” is copyrighted by Tony Hallas. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

M81, a spiral galaxy similar in size to the Milky Way, is one of the brightest galaxies in our sky. It lies 11.8 million light-years away in Ursa Major. This deep image reveals details in its bright core and fainter features along its blue spiral arms and dust lanes. A dwarf companion galaxy, Holmberg IX, with a large star-forming region, is visible above M81.

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The Earth on 27 April 2007 · Bahamas

NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY

NASA Terra took this picture on 27 April 2007, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Earth on 27 April 2007 · Bahamas
2007-04-27 · ♉
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The Earth on 27 April 2007 · Bahamas
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♉
TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 27 APR 2007 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 APR 2007.

THE ALMANAC FOR 27 APR 2007
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 76% lit
POSITION
Day 117 of 365

Questions about April 27, 2007

What space photo was released on April 27, 2007?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 27, 2007 was "M81 in Ursa Major". 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 April 27, 2007?

A waxing gibbous moon, about 76% lit.

What day of the week was April 27, 2007?

April 27, 2007 was a Friday, day 117 of the 365 days in 2007.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 27, 2007?

NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.

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