The sky on
your birthday.
“M17: The Majestic Swan Nebula” 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 Swan Nebula, also known as M17, is a region of active star formation. It contains hot, red-glowing gas, dark lanes of dust, and bright young stars. Some of the visible stars have unusual colors, hypothesized to be very young stars still shrouded by the gas cloud that formed them. The Swan Nebula is quite large, containing roughly 1,000 times the mass of our Sun.
Hubble's View of 18 Proto Galaxies
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 4 September 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 29 August 2006 The region around Cassiopeia A (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 29 August 2018 Nearby Cepheid Variable RS Pup See it as a poster -
Released on 29 August 2012 Infrared view of the Rho Ophiuchi star-forming region See it as a poster -
Released on 29 August 2011 Astronomical vision test See it as a poster -
Released on 29 August 2018 The Carina Nebula in infrared light See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 29 AUG 1996 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 29 AUG 1996.
Questions about August 29, 1996
What space photo was released on August 29, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 29, 1996 was "M17: The Majestic Swan Nebula". 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 29, 1996?
A full moon, about 100% lit.
What day of the week was August 29, 1996?
August 29, 1996 was a Thursday, day 242 of the 366 days in 1996.
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