The sky on
your birthday.
“Omega Centauri: The Largest Nearby Globular Cluster” is copyrighted by Thomas V. Davis. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOmega Centauri is the largest and brightest globular cluster in our galaxy, containing over ten million stars. Cataloged as NGC 5139, it's visible to the unaided eye from the Southern Hemisphere. This ancient ball of stars predates our Sun, forming long before Earth existed.
The Earth on 1 March 2009 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
NASA Terra took this picture on 1 March 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 1 March 2009 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 1 March 2017 The surroundings of the edge-on galaxy NGC 1055 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 March 2017 The edge-on galaxy NGC 1055 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 March 1979 Europa, taken from Voyager 1 to Jupiter See it as a poster -
Released on 1 March 2024 The city lights of Detroit, Michigan, separated from the city of Windsor in Ontario, Canada, by the Detroit River, are See it as a poster -
Released on 1 March 2011 Discovery Visits the Space Station See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 MAR 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 1 MAR 2009.
Questions about March 1, 2009
What space photo was released on March 1, 2009?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 1, 2009 was "Omega Centauri: The Largest Nearby Globular Cluster". 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 March 1, 2009?
A waxing crescent moon, about 24% lit.
What day of the week was March 1, 2009?
March 1, 2009 was a Sunday, day 60 of the 365 days in 2009.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 1, 2009?
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.