The sky on
your birthday.
“Too Close to a Black Hole” is copyrighted by Robert Nemiroff, (GMU, NASA/ GSFC). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteImagine looking at the sky near a black hole. Gravity bends light so severely that familiar constellations, like Orion, would look distorted. The black hole's immense gravity acts like a lens, warping the paths of photons around it. This computer simulation shows how a star field would appear, with stars seemingly displaced or even duplicated.
Brown Dwarf Gliese 299B
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 29 November 1995. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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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Released on 27 November 2017 Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 27 November 2017 Hubble’s view of the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (pointing 1) See it as a poster -
Released on 27 November 2017 Hubble’s view of the Sculptor Dwarf Galaxy (pointing 2) See it as a poster -
Released on 27 November 2015 Gravity's Grin See it as a poster -
Released on 27 November 2024 Tracing spiral arms in infrared See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 NOV 1995 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 NOV 1995.
Questions about November 27, 1995
What space photo was released on November 27, 1995?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 27, 1995 was "Too Close to a Black Hole". 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 November 27, 1995?
A waxing crescent moon, about 24% lit.
What day of the week was November 27, 1995?
November 27, 1995 was a Monday, day 331 of the 365 days in 1995.
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