The sky on
your birthday.
Mountains of Dust in the Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula is a cosmic battleground where newly formed stars are winning against the dust they were born from. The energetic light and winds from these massive stars are evaporating and dispersing the dusty stellar nurseries. These pillars, informally known as Mystic Mountain, appear to be dominated by dark dust, but are mostly clear hydrogen gas. They are much thinner than air and only appear as mountains due to the vast distances involved.
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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 2 July 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 July 2017 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2012 A Different View of the Flame Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Zooming in on the early Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Widefield image of the sky around PDS 70 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2026 FS Tau (Webb NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2014 The Gum 15 star formation region See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 JUL 2017 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 JUL 2017.
Questions about July 2, 2017
What space photo was released on July 2, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 2, 2017 was "Mountains of Dust in the Carina Nebula". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 2, 2017?
A first quarter moon, about 58% lit.
What day of the week was July 2, 2017?
July 2, 2017 was a Sunday, day 183 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 2, 2017?
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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