The sky on
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X-ray Transit Of Mercury
This sequence of false-color X-ray images from the Yohkoh satellite captures a rare event: Mercury passing in front of the Sun. Mercury's small disk is silhouetted against the bright background of X-rays from the hot solar corona. The dark notch is a coronal hole near the solar south pole, while a flaring coronal bright point can be seen to the left of the notch in the top frame.
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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 2 July 2012 A Different View of the Flame Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Zooming in on the early Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Widefield image of the sky around PDS 70 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2026 FS Tau (Webb NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2014 The Gum 15 star formation region See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 JUL 1998 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 2 JUL 1998.
Questions about July 2, 1998
What space photo was released on July 2, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 2, 1998 was "X-ray Transit Of Mercury". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 2, 1998?
A first quarter moon, about 55% lit.
What day of the week was July 2, 1998?
July 2, 1998 was a Thursday, day 183 of the 365 days in 1998.
Is it free?
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