The sky on
your birthday.
“A Very Large Array of Radio Telescopes” is copyrighted by Sarah Winfrey (U. Michigan), NRAO. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico is a premier radio observatory. It consists of 27 dishes, each 25 meters across, spread out on railroad tracks over 35 kilometers. The VLA uses interferometry to combine signals from all its dishes, allowing it to achieve extremely high resolution and sensitivity for observing radio sources in the universe.
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 21 June 2016 NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 21 June 2021 The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 21 June 2018 Hubble illuminates cluster of diverse galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 21 June 2018 Galaxy cluster Abell S0740 See it as a poster -
Released on 21 June 2010 A fine Hydra spiral See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 JUN 1996 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 21 JUN 1996.
Questions about June 21, 1996
What space photo was released on June 21, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 21, 1996 was "A Very Large Array of Radio Telescopes". 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 21, 1996?
A waxing crescent moon, about 27% lit.
What day of the week was June 21, 1996?
June 21, 1996 was a Friday, day 173 of the 366 days in 1996.
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