The sky on
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“Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841” is copyrighted by Robert Gendler. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 2841 is a massive spiral galaxy located 46 million light-years away in Ursa Major. This sharp view shows a striking yellow nucleus and galactic disk. Dust lanes, small pink star-forming regions, and young blue star clusters are embedded in its patchy, tightly wound spiral arms. This contrasts with many other spirals that have grand, sweeping arms and large star-forming regions.
The Sun on 21 April 2014
NASA SDO took this picture on 21 April 2014, 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 21 April 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 April 2014 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2010 VISTA’s infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula* See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2010 Highlights from VISTA’s infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2025 A glittering cluster shines again See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2016 The Bubble Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2016 Wide-field image of the Bubble Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 APR 2014 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 APR 2014.
Questions about April 21, 2014
What space photo was released on April 21, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 21, 2014 was "Massive Nearby Spiral Galaxy NGC 2841". 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 April 21, 2014?
A last quarter moon, about 58% lit.
What day of the week was April 21, 2014?
April 21, 2014 was a Monday, day 111 of the 365 days in 2014.
Was there a meteor shower on April 21, 2014?
Yes: the Lyrid shower, peaks tomorrow.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 21, 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.
Is it free?
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