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“Spiral Meteor through the Heart Nebula” is copyrighted by Roger N. Clark. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis meteor appears to be going through the Heart Nebula, but it is actually in Earth's atmosphere. The unusually short and asymmetric train may indicate that the sand-sized grain at the center of the glow is spinning as it ablates, causing its path to be slightly spiral. Taken last month, this meteor is likely from the Perseid meteor shower.
The Sun on 5 September 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 September 2016, 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 5 September 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 September 2016 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2000 Mars Pathfinder Filled See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2012 NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the centre of Messier 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2012 The globular star cluster Messier 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the globular star cluster Messier 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 September 2017 Hurricane Irma See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 SEP 2016 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 SEP 2016.
Questions about September 5, 2016
What space photo was released on September 5, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 5, 2016 was "Spiral Meteor through the Heart Nebula". 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 5, 2016?
A waxing crescent moon, about 13% lit.
What day of the week was September 5, 2016?
September 5, 2016 was a Monday, day 249 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 5, 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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