The sky on
your birthday.
“Reflections on vdB 31” is copyrighted by Adam Block. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteHigh in the constellation Auriga, the beautiful blue vdB 31 is a reflection nebula, the 31st object in Sidney van den Bergh's 1966 catalog. It shares this cosmic scene with dark, obscuring clouds from Edward E. Barnard's 1919 catalog. Both are interstellar dust clouds, but vdB 31 reflects the bluish starlight from embedded hot stars, while Barnard's clouds block background starlight.
The Sun on 11 March 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 March 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 11 March 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 March 2017 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 11 March 2019 Nebulous, but no nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 11 March 2015 Star cluster NGC 6193 and nebula NGC 6188 See it as a poster -
Released on 11 March 2024 Dark and towering See it as a poster -
Released on 11 March 2024 NGC 5468: Cepheid host galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 11 March 2024 An unlikely spiral See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 MAR 2017 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 MAR 2017.
Questions about March 11, 2017
What space photo was released on March 11, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 11, 2017 was "Reflections on vdB 31". 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 March 11, 2017?
A full moon, about 97% lit.
What day of the week was March 11, 2017?
March 11, 2017 was a Saturday, day 70 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 11, 2017?
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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