This was
your sky.
The NTT SUSI Deep Field
If you point a large telescope at nothing, you get a cosmic wallpaper rich in distant galaxies. The New Technology Telescope SUSI Deep Field isolated a small patch of sky with no bright objects. A very long exposure revealed many faint objects usually washed out by foreground light. Galaxies as faint as magnitude 26, often irregularly shaped, were found.
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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 15 September 2026 IC 348 Crop: Central star cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 15 September 2026 IC 348 Crop: Stars and faint outflows See it as a poster -
Released on 15 September 2026 Star-forming region IC 348 (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 15 September 2020 Like two galaxies nearing each other, this nighttime shot from the International Space Station shows the well-lit See it as a poster -
Released on 15 September 2021 The prominent city lights of Europe from Amsterdam to Paris and London across the English Channel are pictured See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 SEP 1998 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 15 SEP 1998.