The sky on
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“Comet and Lightning Beyond Bighorn Mountains” is copyrighted by Kevin Palmer. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet NEOWISE rose above Steamboat Point in Wyoming, creating a rare spectacle with a distant lightning storm. This image captures the iconic peak of the Bighorn Mountains framed by the comet and atmospheric electrical activity. It was a fleeting alignment of terrestrial and celestial phenomena.
The Sun on 27 July 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 27 July 2020, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 27 July 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 July 2020 · Caspian Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2020 Stellar Sweet Shop See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around the Leo Triplet of galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2016 Wide-field view of the sky around the exotic binary star system AR Scorpii See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2016 Wide-field view of the sky around the exotic binary star system AR Scorpii See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2017 Wide-field view of NGC 1510 and NGC 1512 (ground-based view) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 JUL 2020 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 27 JUL 2020.
Questions about July 27, 2020
What space photo was released on July 27, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 27, 2020 was "Comet and Lightning Beyond Bighorn Mountains". 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 27, 2020?
A first quarter moon, about 46% lit.
What day of the week was July 27, 2020?
July 27, 2020 was a Monday, day 209 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 27, 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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