The sky on
your birthday.
“The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy” is copyrighted by Bob Franke. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet C/2014 S2 (PanSTARRS) shares this telescopic view with two Messier objects. The fading comet, about 18 light-minutes from Earth, sweeps through northern skies just below the Big Dipper. Also visible is the dusty, edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 108, located about 45 million light-years away. The Owl Nebula, Messier 97, also appears in the field of view.
The Sun on 21 April 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 21 April 2016, 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 21 April 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 April 2016 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2010 VISTA’s infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula* See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2010 Highlights from VISTA’s infrared view of the Cat’s Paw Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2025 A glittering cluster shines again See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2016 The Bubble Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 21 April 2016 Wide-field image of the Bubble Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 APR 2016 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 21 APR 2016.
Questions about April 21, 2016
What space photo was released on April 21, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 21, 2016 was "The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy". 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 21, 2016?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was April 21, 2016?
April 21, 2016 was a Thursday, day 112 of the 366 days in 2016.
Was there a meteor shower on April 21, 2016?
Yes: the Lyrid shower, peaks tomorrow.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 21, 2016?
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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