The sky on
your birthday.
Discovery Visits the Space Station
This expansive image shows the Space Shuttle Discovery docked with the International Space Station (ISS). Discovery, carrying six crew members and the Leonardo Multi-Purpose Logistics Module, was preparing for unloading by the station's Dextre robot and Canadarm2. The photo also captures Japan's Kibo Experiment Module on the lower right, and a curved Earth in the background.
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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 1 March 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 March 2011 · Sahara, Algeria 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 2007 Blinding Saturn See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 MAR 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 1 MAR 2011.
Questions about March 1, 2011
What space photo was released on March 1, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 1, 2011 was "Discovery Visits the Space Station". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on March 1, 2011?
A waning crescent moon, about 13% lit.
What day of the week was March 1, 2011?
March 1, 2011 was a Tuesday, day 60 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 1, 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.
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