The sky on
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“Meteor Milky Way” is copyrighted by Jeff Medkeff. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOrion, with its familiar bright stars on the right, shares the sky with the fainter glow of the Milky Way in this colorful photograph. The Milky Way's broad band of stars runs vertically through the image, with the red Rosette Nebula visible to the left of center. A meteor streak cuts across this galactic plane, passing just below the red-orange giant star Betelgeuse.
Star-forming region RCW38 in the Milky Way
ESO released this picture on 26 November 1998. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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 26 November 2014 The colourful star cluster NGC 3532 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 November 2018 Tangled: cosmic edition See it as a poster -
Released on 26 November 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the bright star cluster NGC 3532 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 November 2019 The International Space Station orbits 255 miles above the Atlantic Ocean looking southwest over Cuba as the Sun's See it as a poster -
Released on 26 November 2020 Surrounded by the Nefud Desert, the city of Jubba, Saudi Arabia, with its abundant agriculture and plentiful water, is See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 NOV 1998 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 NOV 1998.
Questions about November 26, 1998
What space photo was released on November 26, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 26, 1998 was "Meteor Milky Way". 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 November 26, 1998?
A first quarter moon, about 48% lit.
What day of the week was November 26, 1998?
November 26, 1998 was a Thursday, day 330 of the 365 days in 1998.
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