The sky on
your birthday.
“Venus and Jupiter at Dawn” is copyrighted by Stefano De Rosa. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteVenus and Jupiter made a close approach in the dawn sky, appearing separated by about half the width of a full moon. This image captures them over the Tuscan coast of Italy. This conjunction was their closest since the year 2000.
The Sun on 21 August 2014
NASA SDO took this picture on 21 August 2014, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 21 August 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 August 2014 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (NIRCam image - cropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (MIRI image - cropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Hubble’s view of the Ring Nebula (2013 image - cropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2017 2017 Total Solar Eclipse See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 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 21 AUG 2014.
Questions about August 21, 2014
What space photo was released on August 21, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 21, 2014 was "Venus and Jupiter at Dawn". 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 21, 2014?
A waning crescent moon, about 19% lit.
What day of the week was August 21, 2014?
August 21, 2014 was a Thursday, day 233 of the 365 days in 2014.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 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.
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