The sky on
your birthday.
“Eclipse in African Skies” is copyrighted by Olivier Staiger. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteYesterday, a total solar eclipse brought darkness to southern Africa. This was the first total solar eclipse of the third millennium. Astrophotographer Olivier Staiger captured these images from Lusaka, Zambia, showing the Sun's inner corona with its characteristic streamers.
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 22 June 2011 X-rays, dark matter and galaxies in cluster Abell 2744 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 June 2011 Pandora’s Cluster: The merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 June 2011 X-rays, dark matter and galaxies in the cluster Abell 2744 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 June 2011 Pandora’s Cluster (combined Hubble and VLT view) See it as a poster -
Released on 22 June 2010 Hubble view of the huge star formation region N11 in the Large Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 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 22 JUN 2001.
Questions about June 22, 2001
What space photo was released on June 22, 2001?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 22, 2001 was "Eclipse in African Skies". 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 22, 2001?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was June 22, 2001?
June 22, 2001 was a Friday, day 173 of the 365 days in 2001.
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