The sky on
your birthday.
“A Southern Sky View” is copyrighted by G. Garradd. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAstronomer Gordon Garradd photographed the entire night sky above Loomberah, Australia, in March 1996 using a homemade all-sky camera. The luminous band of the Milky Way dominates this circular view. Dark interstellar dust clouds cut across it, and the Large Magellanic Cloud is visible at the upper right.
Europa Pwyll Crater
NASA released this picture on 2 March 1998. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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 26 February 2015 Hubble Deep Field South: Multiple windows on the Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 26 February 2018 A frenzy of stars See it as a poster -
Released on 26 February 2004 Getting Closer See it as a poster -
Released on 26 February 2024 Celestial fossils See it as a poster -
Released on 26 February 2021 The night lights of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, on the Gulf of Thailand, are pictured from the International See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 FEB 1998 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 FEB 1998.
Questions about February 26, 1998
What space photo was released on February 26, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 26, 1998 was "A Southern Sky View". 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 February 26, 1998?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was February 26, 1998?
February 26, 1998 was a Thursday, day 57 of the 365 days in 1998.
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