The sky on
your birthday.
“Lynds Dark Nebula 1251” is copyrighted by Lynn Hilborn. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteStars are forming in Lynds Dark Nebula 1251, a dusty molecular cloud about 1,000 light-years away. This region, part of the Cepheus flare, drifts above the plane of our Milky Way galaxy. The reddish glow from scattered Herbig-Haro objects in the image are energetic shocks and outflows from newborn stars.
The Sun on 30 September 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 30 September 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 30 September 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 30 September 2016 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 30 September 2009 Hubble views NGC 4522 See it as a poster -
Released on 30 September 2009 Digitized Sky Survey Image of NGC 4402 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 30 September 2013 Unveiling distant stars and galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 30 September 2024 Playing against type See it as a poster -
Released on 30 September 2009 Hubble views NGC 4402 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 30 SEP 2016 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 30 SEP 2016.
Questions about September 30, 2016
What space photo was released on September 30, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 30, 2016 was "Lynds Dark Nebula 1251". 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 30, 2016?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was September 30, 2016?
September 30, 2016 was a Friday, day 274 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 30, 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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