BIRTHDAY · 3 JUL 2020

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Lynds Dark Nebula 1251” is copyrighted by Ara Jerahian. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Stars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula 1251, a dusty molecular cloud about 1,000 light-years away. This image shows reddish glows from Herbig-Haro objects, which are energetic shocks and outflows associated with newborn stars. The nebula is part of a larger complex toward the Cepheus flare region.

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The Sun on 3 July 2020

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 3 July 2020, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 3 July 2020
2020-07-03 · ♋
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The Sun on 3 July 2020
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CANCER

In tropical astrology, 3 JUL 2020 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 3 JUL 2020.

THE ALMANAC FOR 3 JUL 2020
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 94% lit
POSITION
Day 185 of 366

Questions about July 3, 2020

What space photo was released on July 3, 2020?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 3, 2020 was "Lynds Dark Nebula 1251". 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 July 3, 2020?

A waxing gibbous moon, about 94% lit.

What day of the week was July 3, 2020?

July 3, 2020 was a Friday, day 185 of the 366 days in 2020.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 3, 2020?

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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