The sky on
your birthday.
“M86 in the Central Virgo Cluster” is copyrighted by Mark Hanson, Stan Watson Obs.. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteM86, on the upper left, is a giant elliptical galaxy near the center of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies. Our Milky Way Galaxy is falling toward the Virgo Cluster, located about 50 million light years away. To the lower right of M86 is the unusual spiral galaxy NGC 4438, which, together with angular neighbor NGC 4435, are known as the Eyes Galaxies. A bridge of gas might connect M86 and NGC 4438.
The Sun on 14 August 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 14 August 2018, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 14 August 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 14 August 2018 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 14 August 2020 NGC 5189: An Unusually Complex Planetary Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 14 August 2023 The Ring Nebula from Webb and Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 14 August 2017 A distorted duo See it as a poster -
Released on 14 August 2006 Large and small stars in harmonious coexistence (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 14 August 2023 A clear view of a galaxy cluster See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 14 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 14 AUG 2018.
Questions about August 14, 2018
What space photo was released on August 14, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 14, 2018 was "M86 in the Central Virgo Cluster". 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 14, 2018?
A waxing crescent moon, about 8% lit.
What day of the week was August 14, 2018?
August 14, 2018 was a Tuesday, day 226 of the 365 days in 2018.
Was there a meteor shower on August 14, 2018?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 14, 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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