This was
your sky.
Cassini Flyby
The Cassini spacecraft, on its way to Saturn, makes its final close approach to Earth. Each dot in this image, captured at 10-minute intervals, is the spacecraft. It rapidly moved through Earth's night sky on August 18, 1999, before slingshotting toward the outer solar system.
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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 August 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the gravitationally lensed galaxy merger H-ATLAS J142935.3-002836 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2015 The night sky around the Twin Jet Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2013 Dark, dusty shells See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2020 Earth Observations See it as a poster -
Released on 26 August 2025 The blue-green lights of fishing boats dot the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 AUG 1999 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 26 AUG 1999.