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Ernest Lefébure. ‘Embroidery and Lace: Their Manufacture and History from the Remotest Antiquity to the Present Day.’ London: Grevel, 1888.

Katsushika Hokusai

Thomas Moran knew how to paint a sunset that stops you in your tracks. In “An Arizona Sunset Near the Grand Canyon”, dark cliffs and trees frame a sky glowing with deep red, orange and brilliant yellow light.

Moran first traveled west with the Hayden Geological Survey in 1871, and his dramatic landscapes helped convince Americans that these places were worth protecting. His paintings weren’t just beautiful- they changed how people saw the American West. This sunset is a perfect example of why his work still feels so powerful today.

Odilon Redon (1840 -1916, French) ~ Pandora, 1914

This is the Veil Nebula, which Hubble saw on July 1, 2020.

Have you ever looked up what our Hubble Space Telescope saw on your birthday? (Or your anniversary, or your pet's adoption day, or...)

We've given our popular interactive page a new look — and, just as importantly, it now shows you five different cosmic sights Hubble was checking out on the day that you picked.