The sky on
your birthday.
“VLT: A New Largest Optical Telescope” is copyrighted by European Southern Observatory. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe European Southern Observatory is building the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. It will consist of four 8.2-meter mirrors, which will operate together as a single telescope with a diameter over 16 meters. The VLT will surpass the Keck telescopes as the largest optical telescope in the world.
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 1 September 2006 Our Chaotic Neighbor See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2006 What Old is New in the Large Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2010 Wide-field view of the field around NGC 4666 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2014 Spiral in Serpens See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2015 Distant Neutrinos Detected Below Antarctic Ice See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 SEP 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 1 SEP 1996.
Questions about September 1, 1996
What space photo was released on September 1, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 1, 1996 was "VLT: A New Largest Optical Telescope". 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 September 1, 1996?
A waning gibbous moon, about 88% lit.
What day of the week was September 1, 1996?
September 1, 1996 was a Sunday, day 245 of the 366 days in 1996.
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