The sky on
your birthday.
“An Etruscan Vase Moon Rising” is copyrighted by John Stetson. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSometimes, the Moon looks distorted as it rises, an effect caused by light bending through Earth's atmosphere. This image captures February's full moon appearing strangely pinched near the horizon. Pioneering science fiction writer Jules Verne called this phenomenon the "Etruscan vase" for its shape.
The Earth on 23 February 2009 · Red Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 23 February 2009, 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 February 2009 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2010 New to Old on Enceladus See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2015 The Mighty Caloris See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2022 The city lights of Hyderabad, India, bordered by Nehru Outer Ring Road, are pictured from the International Space See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2024 La Malinche, an inactive volcano just west of Mexico City, is pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2010 Enceladan Tectonics See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 FEB 2009 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 FEB 2009.