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“AR2835: Islands in the Photosphere” is copyrighted by Michael Teoh. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSunspots are dark, planet-sized regions on the Sun's surface, the photosphere. They appear dark because they are cooler than the surrounding plasma, about 4,000 Kelvin compared to 6,000 Kelvin. These sunspots are part of active region AR2835, which is currently crossing the Sun. They are anchored by strong magnetic fields.
The Sun on 2 July 2021
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 July 2021, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 2 July 2021 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 July 2021 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2012 A Different View of the Flame Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Zooming in on the early Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Widefield image of the sky around PDS 70 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2026 FS Tau (Webb NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2014 The Gum 15 star formation region See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 JUL 2021 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 2 JUL 2021.
Questions about July 2, 2021
What space photo was released on July 2, 2021?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 2, 2021 was "AR2835: Islands in the Photosphere". 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 2, 2021?
A last quarter moon, about 50% lit.
What day of the week was July 2, 2021?
July 2, 2021 was a Friday, day 183 of the 365 days in 2021.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 2, 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.
Is it free?
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