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The Launch of OSIRIS-REx
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral's Complex 41 on Thursday evening. This low, wide-angle view captures its Atlas V vehicle, sporting a single solid rocket booster, blasting off toward the setting sun. OSIRIS-REx is on a mission to asteroid Bennu, scheduled for encounter in 2018. It will first perform a gravity assist maneuver by Earth to boost its trajectory.
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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 10 September 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 10 September 2016 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 10 September 2019 Pluto in True Color See it as a poster -
Released on 10 September 2015 The area around SpARCS1049+56 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 10 September 2014 The globular star cluster Messier 54 See it as a poster -
Released on 10 September 2012 NGC 7090: An actively star-forming galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 10 September 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the globular star cluster Messier 54 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 10 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 10 SEP 2016.
Questions about September 10, 2016
What space photo was released on September 10, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 10, 2016 was "The Launch of OSIRIS-REx". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on September 10, 2016?
A first quarter moon, about 61% lit.
What day of the week was September 10, 2016?
September 10, 2016 was a Saturday, day 254 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 10, 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.
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