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M74: The Perfect Spiral
M74 is a spiral galaxy with about 100 billion stars, 32 million light-years away in Pisces. It is classified as an Sc galaxy, and presents a face-on view. The graceful spiral arms are traced by bright blue star clusters and dark cosmic dust lanes. This image was constructed from data recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys.
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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 Sun on your day The Sun on 11 August 2013 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 August 2013 · Namib Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2010 Extracts from the VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2025 Low brightness, high interest See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2026 IRS 3 Field (MIRI image) See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2021 Perseid Meteor Shower See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2008 Black Hole Candidate Cygnus X-1 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 AUG 2013 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 11 AUG 2013.
Questions about August 11, 2013
What space photo was released on August 11, 2013?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 11, 2013 was "M74: The Perfect Spiral". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on August 11, 2013?
A waxing crescent moon, about 22% lit.
What day of the week was August 11, 2013?
August 11, 2013 was a Sunday, day 223 of the 365 days in 2013.
Was there a meteor shower on August 11, 2013?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaks in 2 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 11, 2013?
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.
Is it free?
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