The sky on
your birthday.
“The Milky Way Over the French Alps” is copyrighted by Marc Sylvestre (Universia). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe band of our Milky Way Galaxy stretches across the French Alps in this image. We are inside this disk, so it appears to encircle Earth. This particular picture is a composite, created by digitally combining multiple exposures to enhance the galaxy's faint glow against the dark sky.
The Earth on 23 September 2002 · Lake Eyre, Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 23 September 2002, the day itself, not a release date.
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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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The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 September 2002 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 23 September 2024 The new and improved IC 1954 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 September 2004 Most-Distant Galaxy Candidates in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field See it as a poster -
Released on 23 September 2015 The star formation region Messier 17 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 September 2019 Beacon of Light See it as a poster -
Released on 23 September 2015 Digitized Sky Survey Image of the Omega Nebula (M 17) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 SEP 2002 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 SEP 2002.
Questions about September 23, 2002
What space photo was released on September 23, 2002?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 23, 2002 was "The Milky Way Over the French Alps". 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 September 23, 2002?
A full moon, about 98% lit.
What day of the week was September 23, 2002?
September 23, 2002 was a Monday, day 266 of the 365 days in 2002.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 23, 2002?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.