The sky on
your birthday.
“The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty” is copyrighted by Tasos Liampos. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis colorful skyscape is the Cave Nebula, also known as Sharpless 155, in the constellation Cepheus. It is about 2,400 light-years away, and spans about 10 light-years across. The bright walls of gas are ionized by ultraviolet light from the hot young stars around it. This region is part of a massive molecular cloud along the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy.
The Sun on 28 September 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 28 September 2018, 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 28 September 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 28 September 2018 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2013 Rheasilvia AV-L-30 See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2011 Wide-field image of the sky around the Fried Egg nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2020 Spirals Are In This Season See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2017 Result of a galactic crash See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2013 Aquilia AV-L-24 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 28 SEP 2018 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 28 SEP 2018.
Questions about September 28, 2018
What space photo was released on September 28, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 28, 2018 was "The Light, the Dark, and the Dusty". 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 28, 2018?
A waning gibbous moon, about 87% lit.
What day of the week was September 28, 2018?
September 28, 2018 was a Friday, day 271 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 28, 2018?
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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