BIRTHDAY · 28 JUL 2009

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“A Floral Aurora Corona” is copyrighted by Zoltan Kenwell (Infocus Imagery). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This image captures a particularly active and colorful auroral corona above Alberta, Canada. The aurora's shape is reminiscent of a flower, with an unusually high degree of detail. The vivid green and purple colors are caused by high atmospheric oxygen and hydrogen reacting to a burst of incoming electrons from a solar wind stream.

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The Earth on 28 July 2009 · Colorado Plateau

NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY

NASA Terra took this picture on 28 July 2009, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Earth on 28 July 2009 · Colorado Plateau
2009-07-28 · ♌
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The Earth on 28 July 2009 · Colorado Plateau
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♌
LEO

In tropical astrology, 28 JUL 2009 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 28 JUL 2009.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 JUL 2009
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
First quarter, 37% lit
POSITION
Day 209 of 365

Questions about July 28, 2009

What space photo was released on July 28, 2009?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 28, 2009 was "A Floral Aurora Corona". 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 28, 2009?

A first quarter moon, about 37% lit.

What day of the week was July 28, 2009?

July 28, 2009 was a Tuesday, day 209 of the 365 days in 2009.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 28, 2009?

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

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