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“A Lunar Corona over Turin” is copyrighted by Giorgia Hofer (Cortina Astronomical Association). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThese colorful rings around the Moon are called a corona. They appear when the Moon is seen through thin clouds. The effect is created by the diffraction of light around individual water droplets, with different colors diffracting differently.
The Sun on 16 September 2019
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 September 2019, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 16 September 2019 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 September 2019 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2009 Field around the planet-hosting star CoRoT-7 See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2026 Webb's View of M64 See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2015 Sculptor dwarf galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2024 The light of knowledge See it as a poster -
Released on 16 September 2024 Lost in a giant stellar nursery See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 SEP 2019 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 SEP 2019.
Questions about September 16, 2019
What space photo was released on September 16, 2019?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 16, 2019 was "A Lunar Corona over Turin". 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 16, 2019?
A waning gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was September 16, 2019?
September 16, 2019 was a Monday, day 259 of the 365 days in 2019.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 16, 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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