BIRTHDAY · 24 APR 2021

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Streak and Plume from SpaceX Crew-2 Launch” is copyrighted by Eric Holland. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches into the pre-dawn sky, leaving a bright plume as it ascends. This time-lapse video shows the rocket rising into the atmosphere, its exhaust plume spreading out as the air thins. The launch carries the NASA SpaceX Crew-2 Mission into space.

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The Sun on 24 April 2021

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 24 April 2021, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 24 April 2021
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The Sun on 24 April 2021
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 24 APR 2021 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 24 APR 2021.

THE ALMANAC FOR 24 APR 2021
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 93% lit
POSITION
Day 114 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Lyrid shower, peaked 2 days ago

Questions about April 24, 2021

What space photo was released on April 24, 2021?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 24, 2021 was "Streak and Plume from SpaceX Crew-2 Launch". 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 April 24, 2021?

A waxing gibbous moon, about 93% lit.

What day of the week was April 24, 2021?

April 24, 2021 was a Saturday, day 114 of the 365 days in 2021.

Was there a meteor shower on April 24, 2021?

Yes: the Lyrid shower, peaked 2 days ago.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 24, 2021?

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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