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“Mercury And The Moon” is copyrighted by Tunc Tezel. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It orbits so tightly that from Earth it is often lost in the solar glare. A day before the August 1999 total solar eclipse, an astronomer captured this close conjunction of Mercury and the Moon from Turkey. Mercury shines brightly in reflected sunlight at the lower right of the image.
The Trifid Nebula: stellar sibling rivalry
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 9 November 1999. 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 11 November 2013 Antennae Galaxies reloaded See it as a poster -
Released on 11 November 2010 Hubble helps astronomers map dark matter in Abell 1689 See it as a poster -
Released on 11 November 2004 Hubble Images Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 11 November 2021 NGC1850 as seen with the Very Large Telescope and Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 11 November 2023 The sun's first rays begin illuminating Earth's atmosphere in this photograph from the International Space Station See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 NOV 1999 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 NOV 1999.
Questions about November 11, 1999
What space photo was released on November 11, 1999?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 11, 1999 was "Mercury And The Moon". 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 November 11, 1999?
A waxing crescent moon, about 9% lit.
What day of the week was November 11, 1999?
November 11, 1999 was a Thursday, day 315 of the 365 days in 1999.
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