BIRTHDAY · 25 APR 2016

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Supernova Remnant Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula” is copyrighted by Giuseppe Donatiello (Italy) and Tim Stone (USA). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Spaghetti Nebula, Simeis 147, is a supernova remnant whose intricate strands cover nearly three degrees of the sky. This is about 150 light-years across at its estimated distance of 3,000 light-years. This composite image uses a narrow-band filter to highlight emission from hydrogen atoms, which trace the shocked, glowing gas.

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The Sun on 25 April 2016

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 25 April 2016, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 25 April 2016
2016-04-25 · ♉
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The Sun on 25 April 2016
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 25 APR 2016 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 APR 2016.

THE ALMANAC FOR 25 APR 2016
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 88% lit
POSITION
Day 116 of 366
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaked 3 days ago

Questions about April 25, 2016

What space photo was released on April 25, 2016?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 25, 2016 was "Supernova Remnant Simeis 147: The Spaghetti Nebula". 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 April 25, 2016?

A waning gibbous moon, about 88% lit.

What day of the week was April 25, 2016?

April 25, 2016 was a Monday, day 116 of the 366 days in 2016.

Was there a meteor shower on April 25, 2016?

Yes: the Lyrid shower, peaked 3 days ago.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 25, 2016?

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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