The sky on
your birthday.
“Worlds of a Distant Sun: 47 Ursae Majoris b” is copyrighted by John Whatmough, Extrasolar Visions. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAstronomers have found evidence of planets orbiting distant stars. This image shows a hypothetical scene on a planet orbiting 47 Ursae Majoris, a yellow dwarf star like our Sun. This planet is a Jupiter-mass world, residing in a temperature zone where liquid water could exist.
Hubble's 100,000th Exposure
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 18 July 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 1 July 2015 The colourful star cluster NGC 2367 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 July 2004 Close-up on N11B (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 1 July 2008 Hubble sees stars and a stripe in celestial fireworks See it as a poster -
Released on 1 July 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the bright star cluster NGC 2367 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 July 2024 A maelstrom of matter and energy See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 JUL 1996 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 1 JUL 1996.
Questions about July 1, 1996
What space photo was released on July 1, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 1, 1996 was "Worlds of a Distant Sun: 47 Ursae Majoris b". 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 1, 1996?
A full moon, about 100% lit.
What day of the week was July 1, 1996?
July 1, 1996 was a Monday, day 183 of the 366 days in 1996.
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