The sky on
your birthday.
“The Dark Tower in Scorpius” is copyrighted by Don Goldman. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteA dark tower of cosmic dust and molecular gas stands in silhouette against a crowded star field in Scorpius. This structure, a cometary globule, spans almost 40 light-years. Intense ultraviolet radiation from nearby hot stars shapes the cloud. Inside, clumps of gas are collapsing, likely forming new stars.
The Sun on 27 April 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 27 April 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 27 April 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 April 2011 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2021 Image of the Centaurus A galaxy taken during the Test-Bed Telescope first light tests See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2020 Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2024 Sea ice swirls in the North Atlantic Ocean See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2015 Aurora sequence See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2004 Spirit Travels See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 APR 2011 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 APR 2011.
Questions about April 27, 2011
What space photo was released on April 27, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 27, 2011 was "The Dark Tower in Scorpius". 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 April 27, 2011?
A last quarter moon, about 31% lit.
What day of the week was April 27, 2011?
April 27, 2011 was a Wednesday, day 117 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 27, 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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