The sky on
your birthday.
Hyperion: Sponge Moon of Saturn
Saturn's moon Hyperion has a strange, sponge-like texture. Recent high-resolution images from the Cassini spacecraft revealed its unusual surface. Hyperion's day length is unpredictable due to its elliptical orbit, non-spherical shape, and orbital resonance with Titan. This combination causes it to tumble chaotically.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
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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 26 July 2005 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 26 July 2005 Zooming In On Enceladus Movie See it as a poster -
Released on 26 July 2005 Zooming In On Enceladus Mosaic See it as a poster -
Released on 26 July 2010 Lutetia: The Largest Asteroid Yet Visited See it as a poster -
Released on 26 July 2019 A portion of the Sahara desert in Algeria is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above north See it as a poster -
Released on 26 July 2023 The city lights of Mecca, Islam's holiest city in the desert valley of western Saudi Arabia, are pictured See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 JUL 2005 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 26 JUL 2005.