BIRTHDAY · 9 AUG 2010

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IRAS 05437+2502: An Enigmatic Star Cloud from Hubble

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COSMIC MESSAGE

What is lighting up nebula IRAS 05437+2502? No one is sure. Particularly enigmatic is the bright upside-down V that defines the upper edge of this floating mountain of interstellar dust. This ghost-like nebula involves a small star forming region filled with dark dust, first noted by the IRAS satellite in 1983. This spectacular image is from the Hubble Space Telescope.

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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 9 AUG 2010 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 9 AUG 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 AUG 2010
DAY
Monday
MOON
New moon, 1% lit
POSITION
Day 221 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 4 days

Questions about August 9, 2010

What space photo was released on August 9, 2010?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 9, 2010 was "IRAS 05437+2502: An Enigmatic Star Cloud from Hubble". It's the card at the top of this page.

What was the Moon's phase on August 9, 2010?

A new moon, about 1% lit.

What day of the week was August 9, 2010?

August 9, 2010 was a Monday, day 221 of the 365 days in 2010.

Was there a meteor shower on August 9, 2010?

Yes: the Perseid shower, peaks in 4 days.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 9, 2010?

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.

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