The sky on
your birthday.
“Sirius: The Brightest Star in the Night” is copyrighted by University of Leicester. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSirius, the brightest star in our night sky, is twenty times brighter and twice as massive as our Sun. It is 8.7 light years away, residing in the constellation Canis Majoris, which is why it is called the Dog Star. In 1862, astronomers discovered Sirius is a binary system, with a companion star, Sirius B, that is ten thousand times dimmer.
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 2 September 2015 The Prawn Nebula in close-up See it as a poster -
Released on 2 September 2004 A bright supernova in the nearby galaxy NGC 2403 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 September 2019 The northeastern Chinese port city of Tianjin is pictured with the Sun's glint beaming off the Bohai Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 2 September 2023 The city lights of Delhi, India, the second most populated city in the world estimated to be 32.9 million, are pictured See it as a poster -
Released on 2 September 2023 The city lights of New Delhi, India, are split by the darkness of the Yamuna River in this photograph See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 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 2 SEP 1996.
Questions about September 2, 1996
What space photo was released on September 2, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 2, 1996 was "Sirius: The Brightest Star in the Night". 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 2, 1996?
A waning gibbous moon, about 81% lit.
What day of the week was September 2, 1996?
September 2, 1996 was a Monday, day 246 of the 366 days in 1996.
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