The sky on
your birthday.
Filaments In The Cygnus Loop
These delicate filaments are shocked interstellar gas, part of an expanding blast wave from a star that exploded. The Hubble Space Telescope recorded this close-up in 1997. It shows a small portion of the Cygnus Loop, a supernova remnant. The shock front is moving at 170 kilometers per second, glowing as it sweeps through the interstellar medium.
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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 2000 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 2000.
Questions about April 26, 2000
What space photo was released on April 26, 2000?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 26, 2000 was "Filaments In The Cygnus Loop". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on April 26, 2000?
A last quarter moon, about 50% lit.
What day of the week was April 26, 2000?
April 26, 2000 was a Wednesday, day 117 of the 366 days in 2000.
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