The sky on
your birthday.
“The Antennae” is copyrighted by stargazer-observatory. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSixty million light-years away in Corvus, two large galaxies, NGC 4038 and NGC 4039, are colliding. Their stars don't hit each other, but their gas and dust clouds do. This triggers intense star formation near the center of the cosmic wreckage. The Antennae galaxies span 500,000 light-years, revealing new star clusters.
The Sun on 29 April 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 29 April 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on 29 April 2024 Onekotan, an uninhabited volcanic island See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 29 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 29 APR 2011.
Questions about April 29, 2011
What space photo was released on April 29, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 29, 2011 was "The Antennae". 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 29, 2011?
A waning crescent moon, about 14% lit.
What day of the week was April 29, 2011?
April 29, 2011 was a Friday, day 119 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 29, 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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