The sky on
your birthday.
“Seven Sisters Versus California” is copyrighted by Dominique Dierick and Dirk De la Marche. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, glow blue in the lower left, an open star cluster about 400 light-years away. Its blue reflection nebula is fine dust scattering starlight. In the upper right, the California Nebula, an emission nebula, shines red, named for its recognizable shape.
The expansion of Eta Carinae debris
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 10 June 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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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Released on 18 June 2012 Globular cluster M 10 See it as a poster -
Released on 18 June 2009 NGC 6240: Merging Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 18 June 2015 Wide-field view of galaxy group HCG 16 (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 18 June 2018 One galaxy, three supernovae See it as a poster -
Released on 18 June 2020 Wide-field image of NGC 7027 (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 JUN 1996 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 JUN 1996.
Questions about June 18, 1996
What space photo was released on June 18, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 18, 1996 was "Seven Sisters Versus California". 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 June 18, 1996?
A waxing crescent moon, about 5% lit.
What day of the week was June 18, 1996?
June 18, 1996 was a Tuesday, day 170 of the 366 days in 1996.
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