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“NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog” is copyrighted by Till Credner & Sven Kohle, Bonn University, Calar Alto Observatory. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteStar cluster NGC 2266 is a group of old stars, roughly the same age as our Sun. They are bound together by gravity, and they all formed from the same cloud of gas and dust. This cluster is located in the constellation Camelopardalis, the Giraffe, about 10,000 light-years away. It is one of many objects in the New General Catalog, an astronomical list compiled in 1888.
Large Brown Spot in Saturn Atmosphere
NASA released this picture on 28 April 1999. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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In tropical astrology, 29 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 29 APR 1999.
Questions about April 29, 1999
What space photo was released on April 29, 1999?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 29, 1999 was "NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog". 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 April 29, 1999?
A full moon, about 98% lit.
What day of the week was April 29, 1999?
April 29, 1999 was a Thursday, day 119 of the 365 days in 1999.
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