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“NGC 4565: Needle Galaxy” is copyrighted by William McLaughlin (ARGO Cooperative Observatory). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 4565, known as the Needle Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy viewed edge-on from Earth. Its core of stars bulges from the center of a thin disk of spiral arms and dust. The core appears sharply cut by dark dust lanes in this composite image. Its obscuring dust lanes and pronounced core are typical features of large spiral galaxies, including our own Milky Way.
Clementine Images of Earth and Moon
NASA released this picture on 12 June 1999. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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 17 June 2025 Rosette Nebula Deep Field See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2019 The full moon is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 254 miles above the Pacific Ocean northeast of Guam See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2025 The city lights of Southeast Asia and lightning storms streak below the International Space Station See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2026 Lunar Occultation of Venus See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2019 Spiral, elliptical, irregular See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 JUN 1999 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 17 JUN 1999.
Questions about June 17, 1999
What space photo was released on June 17, 1999?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 17, 1999 was "NGC 4565: Needle Galaxy". 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 17, 1999?
A waxing crescent moon, about 13% lit.
What day of the week was June 17, 1999?
June 17, 1999 was a Thursday, day 168 of the 365 days in 1999.
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