The sky on
your birthday.
XMM-Newton First Light: X-Rays From The LMC
The European Space Agency's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory released this 'first light' image of a star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. This churning area of star birth and death was chosen to test the observatory's X-ray imaging capabilities. The false-color image translates low-energy X-rays to red, medium-energy to green, and high-energy to blue. This allows astronomers to study the hottest, most energetic phenomena.
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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 February 2015 M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 11 February 2016 Wide-field view of NGC 4889 (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 11 February 2026 A Year of Sunspots See it as a poster -
Released on 11 February 2021 Hubble's view of dazzling globular cluster NGC 6397 See it as a poster -
Released on 11 February 2021 Wide-Field View of Globular Cluster NGC 6397 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 FEB 2000 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 FEB 2000.
Questions about February 11, 2000
What space photo was released on February 11, 2000?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 11, 2000 was "XMM-Newton First Light: X-Rays From The LMC". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on February 11, 2000?
A first quarter moon, about 38% lit.
What day of the week was February 11, 2000?
February 11, 2000 was a Friday, day 42 of the 366 days in 2000.
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