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“Lyrids in Southern Skies” is copyrighted by Yuri Beletsky. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEarth's annual Lyrid meteor shower peaked before dawn on April 22nd, as our planet passed through dust from Comet Thatcher. Even in the dry, dark Atacama Desert in Chile, the last quarter Moon made the sky bright, washing out fainter meteors. However, brighter Lyrids still put on a show. This composite image captures meteors streaming away from the shower's radiant.
The Sun on 24 April 2014
NASA SDO took this picture on 24 April 2014, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 24 April 2014 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
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Released on 24 April 2008 Arp 256 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 24 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 24 APR 2014.
Questions about April 24, 2014
What space photo was released on April 24, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 24, 2014 was "Lyrids in Southern Skies". 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 24, 2014?
A waning crescent moon, about 27% lit.
What day of the week was April 24, 2014?
April 24, 2014 was a Thursday, day 114 of the 365 days in 2014.
Was there a meteor shower on April 24, 2014?
Yes: the Lyrid shower, peaked 2 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 24, 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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