The sky on
your birthday.
“Milky Way over Chilean Volcanoes” is copyrighted by Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Atacama Desert in Chile provides a stunning backdrop for astronomical observations. This image shows the Milky Way arching over the caldera of an extinct volcano. The center of our galaxy, the bright orange star Antares, and the Southern Cross constellation are all visible. It creates a striking parallel between the terrestrial landscape and the celestial expanse.
The Sun on 21 August 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 21 August 2017, 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 August 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 August 2017 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (NIRCam image - cropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Webb captures detailed beauty of Ring Nebula (MIRI image - cropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2023 Hubble’s view of the Ring Nebula (2013 image - cropped) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 August 2017 2017 Total Solar Eclipse See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 AUG 2017 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 AUG 2017.