The sky on
your birthday.
“Bright Stars and Dark Clouds Credit:” is copyrighted by Anglo-Australian Telescope Board. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOn the left, you see the bright blue stars of the open cluster NGC 6520, which formed only millions of years ago. On the right, there is a dark absorption nebula, a cloud of opaque dust that blocks visible light from stars behind it. This nebula might be where the cluster's stars formed.
Dione Mosaic
NASA released this picture on 26 September 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on 25 September 2017 Stars and spirals See it as a poster -
Released on 25 September 2014 The area around dwarf galaxy DDO 68 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 25 September 2000 Jovian Ring System Mosaic See it as a poster -
Released on 25 September 2000 Blocks in the Europan Crust Provide More Evidence of Subterranean Ocean See it as a poster -
Released on 25 September 2023 An aurora intersects Earth's airglow beneath a starry sky in this photograph from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 25 SEP 1996 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 25 SEP 1996.
Questions about September 25, 1996
What space photo was released on September 25, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 25, 1996 was "Bright Stars and Dark Clouds Credit:". 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 25, 1996?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 94% lit.
What day of the week was September 25, 1996?
September 25, 1996 was a Wednesday, day 269 of the 366 days in 1996.
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