The sky on
your birthday.
“The Dust Monster in IC 1396” is copyrighted by Anis Abdul. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIC 1396, also known as the Elephant's Trunk Nebula, holds clouds of gas and dust. A bright young star, too far to harm us, is eroding the dust of a dark cometary globule. Its energetic light and particle winds push away the surrounding gas and dust.
The Sun on 2 August 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 August 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 2 August 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 August 2017 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2021 Portrait of a Swirling Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2022 Cartwheel Galaxy (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2023 M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2021 The aurora australis streams across the Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2021 The aurora australis streams across the Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited 270 miles See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 AUG 2017 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 2 AUG 2017.
Questions about August 2, 2017
What space photo was released on August 2, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 2, 2017 was "The Dust Monster in IC 1396". 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 2, 2017?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 73% lit.
What day of the week was August 2, 2017?
August 2, 2017 was a Wednesday, day 214 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 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.
Is it free?
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