The sky on
your birthday.
“The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules” is copyrighted by Serge Brunier, Jean-François Bax, David Vernet. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteM13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is one of the brightest globular clusters in the northern sky. It contains hundreds of thousands of stars, all tightly packed into a region about 150 light-years across. This cluster is 25,000 light-years away, and under clear skies, it is visible to the naked eye as a faint patch of light.
The Sun on 1 September 2023
NASA SDO took this picture on 1 September 2023, the day itself, not a release date.
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 1 September 2023 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 September 2023 · Great Lakes See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2006 Our Chaotic Neighbor See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2006 What Old is New in the Large Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2010 Wide-field view of the field around NGC 4666 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2014 Spiral in Serpens See it as a poster -
Released on 1 September 2015 Distant Neutrinos Detected Below Antarctic Ice See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 SEP 2023 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 1 SEP 2023.
Questions about September 1, 2023
What space photo was released on September 1, 2023?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 1, 2023 was "The Great Globular Cluster in Hercules". 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 1, 2023?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was September 1, 2023?
September 1, 2023 was a Friday, day 244 of the 365 days in 2023.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 1, 2023?
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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.