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“Milky Way Behind Three Merlons” is copyrighted by Donato Lioce; Text: Natalia Lewandowska (SUNY Oswego). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThese three peaks, known as the Three Merlons or Three Peaks of Lavaredo, are made of dense dolomite rock. This rock has resisted erosion better than the surrounding softer material. They formed about 250 million years ago, a time comparable to one of Earth's great extinction events. Behind them, the faint band of the Milky Way stretches across the sky.
The Sun on 7 August 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 7 August 2024, 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 7 August 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 7 August 2024 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 7 August 2023 Portrait of a Ghostly Galactic Peacock See it as a poster -
Released on 7 August 2002 Spiral galaxy NGC 300 See it as a poster -
Released on 7 August 2013 Two very different glowing gas clouds in the Large Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster -
Released on 7 August 2002 Spiral galaxy NGC 300 (H-alpha band) See it as a poster -
Released on 7 August 2017 Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Inner Ring See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 7 AUG 2024 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 7 AUG 2024.
Questions about August 7, 2024
What space photo was released on August 7, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 7, 2024 was "Milky Way Behind Three Merlons". 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 7, 2024?
A waxing crescent moon, about 7% lit.
What day of the week was August 7, 2024?
August 7, 2024 was a Wednesday, day 220 of the 366 days in 2024.
Was there a meteor shower on August 7, 2024?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaks in 6 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 7, 2024?
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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