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“Arp 159 and NGC 4725” is copyrighted by Stephen Leshin. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's sitePointy stars in our own Milky Way foreground this view toward Coma Berenices. Far beyond, about 41 million light-years away, are two peculiar galaxies. The smaller, distorted galaxy on the left, NGC 4747, is Arp 159 in the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies. It shows extensive tidal tails from gravitational interaction.
The Sun on 3 September 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 3 September 2015, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 3 September 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 3 September 2015 · Namib Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the dark cloud Lupus 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2012 Globular Star Cluster M4 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2014 The dark cloud Lupus 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2002 Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2006 Viking 2 30th! See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 SEP 2015 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 3 SEP 2015.
Questions about September 3, 2015
What space photo was released on September 3, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 3, 2015 was "Arp 159 and NGC 4725". 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 3, 2015?
A waning gibbous moon, about 78% lit.
What day of the week was September 3, 2015?
September 3, 2015 was a Thursday, day 246 of the 365 days in 2015.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 3, 2015?
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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