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“Scintillating” is copyrighted by Juergen Michelberger. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOn June 4, 2010, Regulus, the alpha star of Leo, and Mars appeared equally bright, separated by 1.5 degrees. This 10-second exposure from a swinging camera recorded their gyrating trails. Atmospheric turbulence causes the star's image to scintillate, or vary in brightness and color, more than the planet's.
The Sun on 28 April 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 28 April 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 28 April 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 28 April 2011 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 2025 Snapshot of a peculiar spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 1997 The brown dwarf KELU-1 See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 2005 Rejoining Flows See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 2023 Runaway Star Alpha Camelopardalis See it as a poster -
Released on 28 April 2004 Cosmic ballet or devil's mask - galaxy triplet NGC 6769-71 (VLT MELIPAL + VIMOS) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 28 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 28 APR 2011.
Questions about April 28, 2011
What space photo was released on April 28, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 28, 2011 was "Scintillating". 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 28, 2011?
A waning crescent moon, about 22% lit.
What day of the week was April 28, 2011?
April 28, 2011 was a Thursday, day 118 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 28, 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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