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“Southern Cross to Eta Carinae” is copyrighted by Carlos Fairbairn. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis celestial mosaic tracks along the southern Milky Way, recorded under dark Brazilian skies. It starts with the Coalsack nebula at the lower left, tucked under the Southern Cross. The constellation is topped by Gamma Crucis, a cool giant star 88 light-years distant.
The Sun on 26 April 2019
NASA SDO took this picture on 26 April 2019, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 26 April 2019 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 26 April 2019 · Caspian Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2009 NGC 4676: When Mice Collide See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2023 Voyager's RTG See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2000 ASTER Images San Francisco Bay Area See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2021 Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 26 April 2025 Oblique of view of the sun's glint beaming off Lake Superior See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 APR 2019 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 26 APR 2019.
Questions about April 26, 2019
What space photo was released on April 26, 2019?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 26, 2019 was "Southern Cross to Eta Carinae". 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 April 26, 2019?
A last quarter moon, about 57% lit.
What day of the week was April 26, 2019?
April 26, 2019 was a Friday, day 116 of the 365 days in 2019.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 26, 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.
Is it free?
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