This was
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Gemini South Star Trails
Stars appear to arc across the southern sky in this long-exposure image from the Gemini South Observatory. The camera and tripod were fixed for one hour and forty minutes. This created concentric star trails, a visible record of Earth's rotation. The South Celestial Pole is the apparent center of these curving paths.
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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 1 September 2006 Our Chaotic Neighbor See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2006 What Old is New in the Large Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2014 Spiral in Serpens See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2015 Distant Neutrinos Detected Below Antarctic Ice See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2020 A glacier, pictured from the International Space Station, in the Laguna San Rafael National Park ends at the Rio Nevado See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 SEP 2006 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 1 SEP 2006.