The sky on
your birthday.
A Halo for Andromeda
M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, is the closest large spiral galaxy to our Milky Way, about 2.5 million light-years distant. It shines in Earth's night sky as a small, faint, elongated cloud, just visible to the unaided eye. Invisible to the eye is its enormous halo of hot ionized gas, represented here in purplish hues. This halo was mapped by Hubble Space Telescope observations of ultraviolet light absorption against distant quasars.
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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 3 September 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 3 September 2020 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the dark cloud Lupus 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2012 Globular Star Cluster M4 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2014 The dark cloud Lupus 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2002 Aletsch Glacier, Switzerland See it as a poster -
Released on 3 September 2006 Viking 2 30th! See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 SEP 2020 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 3 SEP 2020.
Questions about September 3, 2020
What space photo was released on September 3, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 3, 2020 was "A Halo for Andromeda". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on September 3, 2020?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was September 3, 2020?
September 3, 2020 was a Thursday, day 247 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 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.
Is it free?
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