The sky on
your birthday.
“The Iris Nebula in a Field of Dust” is copyrighted by Franco Sgueglia & Francesco Sferlazza. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Iris Nebula, NGC 7023, is a striking blue flower in a field of dark interstellar dust. Its blue color comes from light from the bright star SAO 19158 reflecting off a dense patch of dust. Blue light is preferentially reflected, similar to how Earth's sky appears blue. The surrounding pervasive dust has a brown tint, partly due to photoluminescence, where dust converts ultraviolet radiation into visible light.
The Sun on 1 August 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 1 August 2018, 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 1 August 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 August 2018 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 1 August 2021 Pluto in Enhanced Color See it as a poster -
Released on 1 August 2016 A sky full of stars See it as a poster -
Released on 1 August 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the spiral galaxy NGC 1187 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 August 2023 The First Full Moon of August See it as a poster -
Released on 1 August 2013 The full COSMOS field (UltraVISTA) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 AUG 2018 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 1 AUG 2018.
Questions about August 1, 2018
What space photo was released on August 1, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 1, 2018 was "The Iris Nebula in a Field of 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 1, 2018?
A waning gibbous moon, about 79% lit.
What day of the week was August 1, 2018?
August 1, 2018 was a Wednesday, day 213 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 1, 2018?
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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