BIRTHDAY · 6 FEB 2014

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“The Terraced Night” is copyrighted by Cui Yongjiang. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This long-exposure image captures an intense red airglow over Yunnan Province in southwest China. Airglow is a faint emission of light by a planet's atmosphere, similar to aurora but occurring globally. It is caused by chemical reactions in the upper atmosphere, energized by the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. This phenomenon is usually too faint to be seen with the unaided eye.

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The Sun on 6 February 2014

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 6 February 2014, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 6 February 2014
2014-02-06 · ♒
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The Sun on 6 February 2014
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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AQUARIUS

In tropical astrology, 6 FEB 2014 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 FEB 2014.

THE ALMANAC FOR 6 FEB 2014
DAY
Thursday
MOON
First quarter, 40% lit
POSITION
Day 37 of 365

Questions about February 6, 2014

What space photo was released on February 6, 2014?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 6, 2014 was "The Terraced Night". 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 February 6, 2014?

A first quarter moon, about 40% lit.

What day of the week was February 6, 2014?

February 6, 2014 was a Thursday, day 37 of the 365 days in 2014.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 6, 2014?

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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