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“M61: Virgo Spiral Galaxy” is copyrighted by Princeton University Press. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteM61 is a barred spiral galaxy in the nearby Virgo Cluster. It shares many features with our own Milky Way, including bright spiral arms, a central bar, dust lanes, and bright knots of stars. Also known as NGC 4303, M61 was discovered by telescope in 1779. Light from this galaxy takes about 60 million years to reach us.
FORS1 first light - spiral galaxy NGC 1288
ESO released this picture on 23 September 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 22 September 2010 HAWK-I infrared image of the spectacular barred spiral galaxy NGC 1365* See it as a poster -
Released on 22 September 2014 Jets and explosions in NGC 7793 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 September 2025 Spiral, elliptical or neither? See it as a poster -
Released on 22 September 2022 NGC 7331 Close Up See it as a poster -
Released on 22 September 2025 Typhoon Ragasa with its well-defined eye in the Philippine Sea See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 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 22 SEP 1998.
Questions about September 22, 1998
What space photo was released on September 22, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 22, 1998 was "M61: Virgo Spiral Galaxy". 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 22, 1998?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was September 22, 1998?
September 22, 1998 was a Tuesday, day 265 of the 365 days in 1998.
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