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BIRTHDAY · 15 MAY 1996

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“The Milky Way Near the Northern Cross” is copyrighted by Andy Steere. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Near the bright star Deneb, in the constellation Cygnus, the Milky Way's plane is visible from the Northern Hemisphere. This region includes the North America emission nebula, just below Deneb. Deneb is the brightest star in Cygnus, which contains the Northern Cross asterism.

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Galaxy NGC 1365

ESA / HUBBLE

ESA/Hubble released this picture on 9 May 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.

CREDIT
CC BY 4.0 W. Freedman (Carnegie Observatories), the Hubble Space Telescope Key Project team, and NASA/ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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Galaxy NGC 1365
1996-05-15 · ♉
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Galaxy NGC 1365
ESA / HUBBLE
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 15 MAY 1996 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 15 MAY 1996.

THE ALMANAC FOR 15 MAY 1996
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 6% lit
POSITION
Day 136 of 366

Questions about May 15, 1996

What space photo was released on May 15, 1996?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 15, 1996 was "The Milky Way Near the Northern Cross". 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 May 15, 1996?

A waning crescent moon, about 6% lit.

What day of the week was May 15, 1996?

May 15, 1996 was a Wednesday, day 136 of the 366 days in 1996.

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