The sky on
your birthday.
“Superbubbles in the LMC” is copyrighted by C. Smith (U. Michigan), Curtis Schmidt Telescope, CTIO, Chile. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Large Magellanic Cloud hosts these immense superbubbles, carved out by stellar winds. These powerful outflows from massive stars push away the surrounding gas and dust, creating vast, empty regions. The process reveals a dynamic interplay between star formation and the shaping of nebulae.
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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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 3 July 2012 Hubble image of Herbig-Haro object HH 110 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 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 3 JUL 1996.
Questions about July 3, 1996
What space photo was released on July 3, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 3, 1996 was "Superbubbles in the LMC". 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 3, 1996?
A waning gibbous moon, about 94% lit.
What day of the week was July 3, 1996?
July 3, 1996 was a Wednesday, day 185 of the 366 days in 1996.
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