The sky on
your birthday.
“The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies” 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 siteThe Hydra Cluster, also known as Abell 1060, contains over a hundred bright galaxies. Clusters like this are the largest gravitationally bound objects in the universe. All the bright, extended objects in this image are galaxies within the Hydra Cluster, except for the diffraction crosses, which are centered on foreground stars.
Miranda - High Resolution Mosaic
NASA released this picture on 1 August 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 1 August 2021 Pluto in Enhanced Color See it as a poster -
Released on 1 August 2016 A sky full of stars See it as a poster -
Released on 1 August 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the spiral galaxy NGC 1187 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 August 2023 The First Full Moon of August See it as a poster -
Released on 1 August 2013 The full COSMOS field (UltraVISTA) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 AUG 1996 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 AUG 1996.
Questions about August 1, 1996
What space photo was released on August 1, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 1, 1996 was "The Hydra Cluster of Galaxies". 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 August 1, 1996?
A full moon, about 96% lit.
What day of the week was August 1, 1996?
August 1, 1996 was a Thursday, day 214 of the 366 days in 1996.
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