The sky on
your birthday.
A Solar Filament Erupts
Toward the middle of 2012, a long-standing solar filament suddenly erupted into space. This produced an energetic Coronal Mass Ejection. The filament had been held up for days by the Sun's ever-changing magnetic field, and the timing of the eruption was unexpected. Watched closely by the Sun-orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory, the resulting explosion shot electrons and ions into the Solar System.
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Released on your day
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 20 July 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 20 July 2014 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 20 July 2012 Comet Shoemaker: Levy 9 observations See it as a poster -
Released on 20 July 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 1929 See it as a poster -
Released on 20 July 2018 The Sun's glint reflects off the Pacific Ocean shadowed by a line of cumulonimbus clouds as the International Space See it as a poster -
Released on 20 July 2018 One of four basket ball court-sized main solar arrays that power the International Space Station contrasts the bright See it as a poster -
Released on 20 July 2020 A Discovery of Ghostly Arms See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 JUL 2014 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 20 JUL 2014.
Questions about July 20, 2014
What space photo was released on July 20, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 20, 2014 was "A Solar Filament Erupts". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 20, 2014?
A last quarter moon, about 43% lit.
What day of the week was July 20, 2014?
July 20, 2014 was a Sunday, day 201 of the 365 days in 2014.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 20, 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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