The sky on
your birthday.
“Shell Galaxies in Pisces” is copyrighted by Stephen Leshin. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIn Pisces, about 100 million light-years away, two galaxies make up Arp 227: NGC 474 and NGC 470. NGC 474 is a peculiar shell galaxy, with faint, wide arcs. These shells might have formed from a gravitational encounter with its neighbor NGC 470, or from a merger with another galaxy.
The Sun on 26 February 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 26 February 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 26 February 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 26 February 2011 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 26 February 2015 Hubble Deep Field South: Multiple windows on the Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 26 February 2018 A frenzy of stars See it as a poster -
Released on 26 February 2004 Getting Closer See it as a poster -
Released on 26 February 2024 Celestial fossils See it as a poster -
Released on 26 February 2021 The night lights of Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, on the Gulf of Thailand, are pictured from the International See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 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 26 FEB 2011.
Questions about February 26, 2011
What space photo was released on February 26, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 26, 2011 was "Shell Galaxies in Pisces". 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 26, 2011?
A last quarter moon, about 40% lit.
What day of the week was February 26, 2011?
February 26, 2011 was a Saturday, day 57 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 26, 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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