The sky on
your birthday.
“Rocket Eclipse at Sunset” is copyrighted by Ben Cooper. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteA Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, carrying Galileo navigation satellites into orbit. This image captures the moment the rocket's exhaust plume briefly eclipsed the setting Sun, creating a dramatic silhouette. The shockwaves visible around the rocket are caused by its supersonic ascent through the atmosphere. The booster later returned to Earth for a successful landing.
The Sun on 28 September 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 28 September 2024, the day itself, not a release date.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
Prints are coming soon. The card is free to save and share in the meantime.
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.
-
The Sun on your day The Sun on 28 September 2024 See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2013 Rheasilvia AV-L-30 See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2020 Spirals Are In This Season See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2017 Result of a galactic crash See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2013 Aquilia AV-L-24 See it as a poster -
Released on 28 September 2013 Matronalia AV-L-25 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 28 SEP 2024 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 28 SEP 2024.