The sky on
your birthday.
“M31 versus M33” is copyrighted by Malcolm Park. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOur Milky Way galaxy is part of a group that includes M31, the Andromeda galaxy, and M33, the Triangulum galaxy. This composite image shows both spiral galaxies, separated by about 14 degrees in Earth's sky. The bright star Mirach in Andromeda appears between them, much closer to us at 200 light-years.
The Sun on 26 September 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 26 September 2015, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 26 September 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 26 September 2015 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 26 September 2024 An infrared view of the Messier 22 globular cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 26 September 2012 Close-up view of the head of the Seagull Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 26 September 2010 Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal Tail See it as a poster -
Released on 26 September 2016 The hidden dark side of NGC 24 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 September 2011 An arc sculpted by gravity See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 SEP 2015 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 SEP 2015.
Questions about September 26, 2015
What space photo was released on September 26, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 26, 2015 was "M31 versus M33". 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 September 26, 2015?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 96% lit.
What day of the week was September 26, 2015?
September 26, 2015 was a Saturday, day 269 of the 365 days in 2015.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 26, 2015?
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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