The sky on
your birthday.
“The Snake Nebula in Ophiuchus” is copyrighted by B. Wallis and R. Provin. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe dark, curly lanes in this image are part of the Snake Nebula, a series of dark absorption clouds in the constellation Ophiuchus. These clouds are made of interstellar dust grains, mostly carbon, that absorb visible starlight. This absorption blocks light from background stars, creating the appearance of voids in the sky. The dust reradiates much of the absorbed light in the infrared, which is a band of light too red for human eyes to see.
Callisto Mosaic
NASA released this picture on 12 August 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on 11 August 2010 Extracts from the VISTA Magellanic Cloud Survey view of the Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2025 Low brightness, high interest See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2013 M74: The Perfect Spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2026 IRS 3 Field (MIRI image) See it as a poster -
Released on 11 August 2021 Perseid Meteor Shower See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 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 11 AUG 1996.
Questions about August 11, 1996
What space photo was released on August 11, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 11, 1996 was "The Snake Nebula in Ophiuchus". 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 11, 1996?
A waning crescent moon, about 10% lit.
What day of the week was August 11, 1996?
August 11, 1996 was a Sunday, day 224 of the 366 days in 1996.
Was there a meteor shower on August 11, 1996?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaks in 2 days.
Is it free?
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