The sky on
your birthday.
“Regulus Occulted” is copyrighted by Joe Orman. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image captures a celestial event known as an occultation, where one body passes in front of another. In this case, it's the star Regulus being temporarily hidden. Occultations are valuable for measuring the sizes and atmospheres of distant objects. They provide precise data on stellar positions.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 5 August 1999. 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 2 August 2021 Portrait of a Swirling Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2022 Cartwheel Galaxy (NIRCam and MIRI Composite Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2023 M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic Wind See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2021 The aurora australis streams across the Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited 271 miles See it as a poster -
Released on 2 August 2021 The aurora australis streams across the Earth's atmosphere as the International Space Station orbited 270 miles See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 AUG 1999 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 AUG 1999.
Questions about August 2, 1999
What space photo was released on August 2, 1999?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 2, 1999 was "Regulus Occulted". 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 August 2, 1999?
A waning gibbous moon, about 73% lit.
What day of the week was August 2, 1999?
August 2, 1999 was a Monday, day 214 of the 365 days in 1999.
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