This was
your sky.
Earth from Saturn
What is that pale blue dot in this image taken from Saturn? It is Earth. The robotic Cassini spacecraft looked back towards its home world, using Saturn itself to block the bright Sun. The faint dot, expanded in the inset, shows a slight elongation in the direction of Earth's Moon. Vast water oceans make Earth's reflection of sunlight somewhat blue.
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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 27 September 2010 A Distant backwater of the Milky Way See it as a poster -
Released on 27 September 2004 Megaripples in Athabasca Vallis See it as a poster -
Released on 27 September 2004 Rover Tracks Seen from Orbit See it as a poster -
Released on 27 September 2026 Andromeda before Photoshop See it as a poster -
Released on 27 September 2023 NIRCam’s view of NGC 6822 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 SEP 2006 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 27 SEP 2006.