The sky on
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“WR 104: A Pinwheel Star System” is copyrighted by P. Tuthill (U. Sydney) & J. Monnier (U. Michigan), Keck Obs., ARC, NSF. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteWolf-Rayet 104 is a binary star system that creates a giant pinwheel pattern from its energetic winds of gas and dust. One of the stars is a Wolf-Rayet star, a massive star in its final evolutionary stage before a supernova explosion. This system is located about 8,000 light-years away.
The Sun on 3 June 2014
NASA SDO took this picture on 3 June 2014, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 3 June 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 3 June 2014 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 3 June 2018 Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 3 June 1996 North Pole Region of the Moon as Seen by Clementine See it as a poster -
Released on 3 June 1998 Multispectral Mosaic of the Aristarchus Crater and Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 3 June 2013 View of the sky around young star HD 95086 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 June 2025 Sombrero Galaxy (NIRCam image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 JUN 2014 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 3 JUN 2014.
Questions about June 3, 2014
What space photo was released on June 3, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 3, 2014 was "WR 104: A Pinwheel Star System". 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 June 3, 2014?
A waxing crescent moon, about 29% lit.
What day of the week was June 3, 2014?
June 3, 2014 was a Tuesday, day 154 of the 365 days in 2014.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 3, 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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