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“Comet Lovejoy through M�rby Castle Ruins” is copyrighted by Clear Skies. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet Lovejoy, discovered just three months prior, was photographed here through the ruins of Mörby Castle in Sweden. The comet shows a green-glowing coma and a tail extending for several degrees. At the time, Lovejoy was one of four comets visible simultaneously with binoculars.
The Sun on 4 December 2013
NASA SDO took this picture on 4 December 2013, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 4 December 2013 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 December 2013 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2008 Hubble image of globular cluster M13 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2008 Hubble image of M13's nucleus See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2007 Hubble Space Telescope Image of Globular Cluster NGC 6397 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2012 A multi-wavelength view of radio galaxy Hercules A See it as a poster -
Released on 4 December 2021 The Moon's shadow, caused by a solar eclipse over Antarctica, is pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 DEC 2013 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 DEC 2013.
Questions about December 4, 2013
What space photo was released on December 4, 2013?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 4, 2013 was "Comet Lovejoy through M�rby Castle Ruins". 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 December 4, 2013?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was December 4, 2013?
December 4, 2013 was a Wednesday, day 338 of the 365 days in 2013.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 4, 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.
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