The sky on
your birthday.
USNO-A2.0 Catalog: A Digital Sky
This map shows over 526 million of the brightest stars, compiled by the US Naval Observatory's Precision Measuring Machine. The machine digitized photographic plates to create this detailed view of the entire sky. Yellow areas mark regions with 150,000 stars per square degree, while dark blue areas have only 500 stars per square degree. The most prominent feature is the central disk of our own Milky Way galaxy.
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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 April 2009 NGC 4676: When Mice Collide See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2023 Voyager's RTG See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2000 ASTER Images San Francisco Bay Area See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2021 Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2025 Oblique of view of the sun's glint beaming off Lake Superior See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 APR 1999 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 APR 1999.
Questions about April 26, 1999
What space photo was released on April 26, 1999?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 26, 1999 was "USNO-A2.0 Catalog: A Digital Sky". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on April 26, 1999?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 81% lit.
What day of the week was April 26, 1999?
April 26, 1999 was a Monday, day 116 of the 365 days in 1999.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.