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M74: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
M74 is a spiral galaxy, much like our own Milky Way, but seen face-on. It is classified as an Sc galaxy because of its open arms and small central bulge. The blue areas in this image show ultraviolet light, which highlights younger, hotter stars. Older, cooler stars appear red in visible light.
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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 9 July 2015 The area around ESO 381-12 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 9 July 2015 Hubble image of ESO 381-12 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 July 2012 The Cat's Paw remastered See it as a poster -
Released on 9 July 2015 First results from the KiDS Survey (visible light) See it as a poster -
Released on 9 July 2015 First results from the KiDS survey (dark matter) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 JUL 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 9 JUL 1996.
Questions about July 9, 1996
What space photo was released on July 9, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 9, 1996 was "M74: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 9, 1996?
A last quarter moon, about 40% lit.
What day of the week was July 9, 1996?
July 9, 1996 was a Tuesday, day 191 of the 366 days in 1996.
Is it free?
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