The sky on
your birthday.
“Diamond Ring in the Sun” is copyrighted by Fred Espenak (courtesy of www.MrEclipse.com). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteToday is a solstice, a new Moon, and Mars is at its closest approach since 1988. For those along the path of totality, it is also a total eclipse of the Sun, the first of the third millennium. This image, from the August 1999 total solar eclipse, captures the shimmering solar corona just before totality ends, a phenomenon known as the diamond ring effect.
Mars Opposition and Equinox
NASA released this picture on 18 June 2001. 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 21 June 2016 NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 21 June 2021 The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 21 June 2018 Hubble illuminates cluster of diverse galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 21 June 2018 Galaxy cluster Abell S0740 See it as a poster -
Released on 21 June 2010 A fine Hydra spiral See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 JUN 2001 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 21 JUN 2001.
Questions about June 21, 2001
What space photo was released on June 21, 2001?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 21, 2001 was "Diamond Ring in the Sun". 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 21, 2001?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was June 21, 2001?
June 21, 2001 was a Thursday, day 172 of the 365 days in 2001.
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