The sky on
your birthday.
“NGC 1999: South of Orion” is copyrighted by Adam Block. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 1999 is a bright blue reflection nebula located south of the Orion Nebula, about 1,500 light-years away. It is illuminated by the embedded variable star V380 Orionis. A dark, sideways T-shape near the center was once thought to be an obscuring dust cloud, but it is now known to be a void, a hole in the nebula.
The Sun on 24 February 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 24 February 2011, 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 Sun on your day The Sun on 24 February 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 24 February 2011 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 24 February 2011 A wide-field view of the sky around the young star T Cha See it as a poster -
Released on 24 February 2011 A wide-field view of the sky around the young star T Cha (annotated) See it as a poster -
Released on 24 February 2020 Centuries Before Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 24 February 2025 Lifting the veil See it as a poster -
Released on 24 February 2010 The Small Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 24 FEB 2011 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 24 FEB 2011.
Questions about February 24, 2011
What space photo was released on February 24, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 24, 2011 was "NGC 1999: South of Orion". 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 February 24, 2011?
A last quarter moon, about 62% lit.
What day of the week was February 24, 2011?
February 24, 2011 was a Thursday, day 55 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 24, 2011?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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