The sky on
your birthday.
“Reflections on vdB 9” is copyrighted by Guenter Kerschhuber. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteVan den Bergh 9, or vdB 9, is a cloud of cosmic dust reflecting blue starlight from the hot star SU Cassiopeiae. This reflection nebula, about twice the size of the full moon in the sky, is found in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is the ninth object in Sidney van den Bergh's 1966 catalog of reflection nebulae.
The Sun on 21 February 2019
NASA SDO took this picture on 21 February 2019, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 21 February 2019 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 February 2019 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2001 Noctis Labyrinthus See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2022 Hubble Captures a Peculiar Galactic Pair See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2026 La Malinche Volcano, east of Mexico City See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2026 Wadis are pictured in the northern Sahara Desert region of Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2021 An aurora glows above the Earth's horizon as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunset 270 miles See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 FEB 2019 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 21 FEB 2019.
Questions about February 21, 2019
What space photo was released on February 21, 2019?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 21, 2019 was "Reflections on vdB 9". 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 February 21, 2019?
A full moon, about 97% lit.
What day of the week was February 21, 2019?
February 21, 2019 was a Thursday, day 52 of the 365 days in 2019.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 21, 2019?
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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