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BIRTHDAY · 28 JUL 1997

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Help Aldebaran Map the Moon” is copyrighted by F. B. Catala. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Aldebaran, the brightest star in Taurus, is about to be hidden by the Moon. This event, called an occultation, can help map the lunar terrain. By recording the exact time the star disappears from different locations, astronomers can measure the Moon's surface height. This image, taken in April, shows Aldebaran near Comet Hale-Bopp.

ON YOUR CARD INSTEAD

Gravitationally lensed image of highest redshift galaxy

ESA / HUBBLE

ESA/Hubble released this picture on 30 July 1997. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.

CREDIT
CC BY 4.0 Marijn Franx (University of Groningen, The Netherlands), Garth Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz), and NASA/ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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Gravitationally lensed image of highest redshift galaxy
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LEO

In tropical astrology, 28 JUL 1997 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 28 JUL 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 JUL 1997
DAY
Monday
MOON
Last quarter, 39% lit
POSITION
Day 209 of 365

Questions about July 28, 1997

What space photo was released on July 28, 1997?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 28, 1997 was "Help Aldebaran Map the Moon". 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 July 28, 1997?

A last quarter moon, about 39% lit.

What day of the week was July 28, 1997?

July 28, 1997 was a Monday, day 209 of the 365 days in 1997.

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