BIRTHDAY · 9 AUG 2014

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“A Luminous Night” is copyrighted by Phil Hart. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

On January 16, 2013, a rare electric blue glow spread along the shores of Victoria Lake. This digitally stacked long exposure recorded the bioluminescence of Noctiluca scintillans, plankton stimulated by the lapping waves. Above, the night skies of the Gippsland Lakes region, Victoria, Australia, shine with a fainter greenish airglow. Oxygen atoms in the upper atmosphere, initially excited, cause this glow.

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The Sun on 9 August 2014

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 9 August 2014, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 9 August 2014
2014-08-09 · ♌
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The Sun on 9 August 2014
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 9 AUG 2014 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 AUG 2014.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 AUG 2014
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Full moon, 97% lit
POSITION
Day 221 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Perseid shower, peaks in 4 days

Questions about August 9, 2014

What space photo was released on August 9, 2014?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 9, 2014 was "A Luminous 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 August 9, 2014?

A full moon, about 97% lit.

What day of the week was August 9, 2014?

August 9, 2014 was a Saturday, day 221 of the 365 days in 2014.

Was there a meteor shower on August 9, 2014?

Yes: the Perseid shower, peaks in 4 days.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 9, 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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