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“Cloud, Clusters and Comet Siding Spring” is copyrighted by CARA Project. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOn October 19th, Comet Siding Spring will pass within 132,000 kilometers of Mars, a near miss equivalent to just over one-third the Earth-Moon distance. This inbound visitor was discovered in January 2013 by Robert McNaught at Australia's Siding Spring Observatory. This telescopic snapshot from August 2014 shows the comet now.
The Sun on 4 September 2014
NASA SDO took this picture on 4 September 2014, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 4 September 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 September 2014 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2024 MACS J0417.5-1154 Wide Field (NIRCam) See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2003 Full ACS Image of NGC 3370 See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2003 Celestial composition See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2025 Pismis 24 (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 4 September 2022 Hurricane Danielle is pictured near the Earth's horizon from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 SEP 2014 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 SEP 2014.
Questions about September 4, 2014
What space photo was released on September 4, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 4, 2014 was "Cloud, Clusters and Comet Siding Spring". 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 September 4, 2014?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 74% lit.
What day of the week was September 4, 2014?
September 4, 2014 was a Thursday, day 247 of the 365 days in 2014.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 4, 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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