The sky on
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“Abell 3627 in the Great Attractor” is copyrighted by STScI, AAO, UK-PPARC, ROE. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThese fuzzy blue patches are galaxies in Abell 3627, a cluster obscured by dust in our own Milky Way. Abell 3627 is thought to be near the center of the Great Attractor, a massive concentration of mass. Observations by Renee Kraan-Korteweg and her collaborators have helped us understand this hidden cluster.
Asymmetries in the coma of comet Hyakutake
ESO released this picture on 16 February 1996. 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 18 February 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the unusual binary star V471 Tauri See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2009 Australia Wildfires Extract a Heavy Toll in Lives, Land See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2018 LL Ori and the Orion Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2019 Picturesque poison See it as a poster -
Released on 18 February 2005 Enceladus Mosaic See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 FEB 1996 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 FEB 1996.
Questions about February 18, 1996
What space photo was released on February 18, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 18, 1996 was "Abell 3627 in the Great Attractor". 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 February 18, 1996?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was February 18, 1996?
February 18, 1996 was a Sunday, day 49 of the 366 days in 1996.
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