The sky on
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“North America and the Pelican” is copyrighted by Andrew Klinger. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThese cosmic clouds resemble outlines on a map of our planet. On the left, the bright emission region outlined by dark dust lanes looks like the continent of North America, giving NGC 7000 its popular name. To the right, just off the "east coast" of the North America Nebula, is IC 5070, whose shape suggests a pelican. Both nebulae are about 1,500 light-years away, part of the same large and complex star-forming region.
The Sun on 16 September 2021
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 September 2021, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 16 September 2021 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 September 2021 · 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 2021 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 2021.
Questions about September 16, 2021
What space photo was released on September 16, 2021?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 16, 2021 was "North America and the Pelican". 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, 2021?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 72% lit.
What day of the week was September 16, 2021?
September 16, 2021 was a Thursday, day 259 of the 365 days in 2021.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 16, 2021?
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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