The sky on
your birthday.
“The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus” is copyrighted by Chad Leader. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Elephant's Trunk Nebula, also known as vdB 142, is a long, winding structure within the IC 1396 emission nebula in Cepheus. This cosmic trunk stretches over 20 light-years, shaped by stellar winds and radiation from massive young stars. Narrow-band filters reveal the glow of ionized hydrogen and oxygen, highlighting its swept-back ridges.
The Sun on 1 August 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 1 August 2020, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 1 August 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 August 2020 · Colorado Plateau 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 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 1 AUG 2020.
Questions about August 1, 2020
What space photo was released on August 1, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 1, 2020 was "The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus". 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, 2020?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 91% lit.
What day of the week was August 1, 2020?
August 1, 2020 was a Saturday, day 214 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 1, 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.
Is it free?
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