The sky on
your birthday.
“Gamma-rays and Comet Dust” is copyrighted by El Cielo de Canarias. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet Swift-Tuttle leaves a trail of dust, and when Earth passes through it, we see the Perseid meteor shower. These meteors hit our atmosphere at about 60 kilometers per second. This composite image shows meteors from the 2016 shower, appearing to radiate from the constellation Perseus.
The Sun on 20 August 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 20 August 2016, 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 20 August 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 20 August 2016 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 20 August 2013 Wide-field view of the star-forming region around the Herbig-Haro object HH 46/47 See it as a poster -
Released on 20 August 2012 A collection of ancient stars See it as a poster -
Released on 20 August 2008 The Perseus Cluster (DSS2 excerpt, ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 20 August 2018 Hubble contributes to painting a picture of the evolving Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 20 August 2008 Magnetic monster NGC 1275 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 AUG 2016 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 20 AUG 2016.
Questions about August 20, 2016
What space photo was released on August 20, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 20, 2016 was "Gamma-rays and Comet Dust". 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 20, 2016?
A waning gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was August 20, 2016?
August 20, 2016 was a Saturday, day 233 of the 366 days in 2016.
Was there a meteor shower on August 20, 2016?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaked 7 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 20, 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.
Is it free?
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