BIRTHDAY · 3 AUG 2007

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula” is copyrighted by Imaging - Josch Hambsch, Processing - Karel Teuwen. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

A star like our sun is dying, seven hundred light years away in Aquarius. The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, is the result. Its inner region spans three light-years, and this image captures its fainter outer halo. This is what the sun will look like in a few billion years.

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The Earth on 3 August 2007 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania

NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY

NASA Terra took this picture on 3 August 2007, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Earth on 3 August 2007 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
2007-08-03 · ♌
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The Earth on 3 August 2007 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 3 AUG 2007 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 3 AUG 2007.

THE ALMANAC FOR 3 AUG 2007
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 78% lit
POSITION
Day 215 of 365

Questions about August 3, 2007

What space photo was released on August 3, 2007?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 3, 2007 was "NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula". 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 August 3, 2007?

A waning gibbous moon, about 78% lit.

What day of the week was August 3, 2007?

August 3, 2007 was a Friday, day 215 of the 365 days in 2007.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 3, 2007?

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

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