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“The International Space Station Transits the Sun” is copyrighted by Martin Wagner. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe International Space Station caught passing in front of the Sun. This isn't a sunspot, which has a dark center and no solar panels. The ISS is a complex, multi-spired mechanism, one of the largest machines ever built by humanity, orbiting Earth and occasionally transiting the Sun.
The Earth on 30 July 2008 · Italy and the Adriatic
NASA Terra took this picture on 30 July 2008, 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 30 July 2008 · Italy and the Adriatic See it as a poster -
Released on 30 July 2010 Digitized sky survey image of the galaxy NGC 6822 See it as a poster -
Released on 30 July 2014 Wide-field view of part of the Taurus star formation region See it as a poster -
Released on 30 July 2010 Digitized Sky Survey image of the galaxy NGC 4945 See it as a poster -
Released on 30 July 2015 Wide-field view of the Lagoon Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 30 July 2012 A ten billion year stellar dance See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 30 JUL 2008 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 30 JUL 2008.
Questions about July 30, 2008
What space photo was released on July 30, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 30, 2008 was "The International Space Station Transits 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 July 30, 2008?
A waning crescent moon, about 7% lit.
What day of the week was July 30, 2008?
July 30, 2008 was a Wednesday, day 212 of the 366 days in 2008.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 30, 2008?
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.