The sky on
your birthday.
“Hydrogen, Helium, and the Stars of M10” is copyrighted by Till Credner, Sven Kohle (Bonn University), Hoher List Observatory. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteGlobular cluster M10 is home to stars at various stages of their lives. The reddish-orange stars in this image are red giants, having exhausted the hydrogen fuel in their cores. They are now burning hydrogen in a shell around the core, causing them to expand and cool.
A Spaceborne Perspective on the Red, White, and Blue
NASA released this picture on 2 July 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 30 June 2010 The R Coronae Australis region imaged with the Wide Field Imager at La Silla* See it as a poster -
Released on 30 June 2025 The young stars of Taurus See it as a poster -
Released on 30 June 2014 A fossil in the making See it as a poster -
Released on 30 June 2004 The Orion Nebula (M42) See it as a poster -
Released on 30 June 2020 Wide-field view of the region of the sky where the Kinman Dwarf galaxy is located See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 30 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 30 JUN 2001.
Questions about June 30, 2001
What space photo was released on June 30, 2001?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 30, 2001 was "Hydrogen, Helium, and the Stars of M10". 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 30, 2001?
A first quarter moon, about 69% lit.
What day of the week was June 30, 2001?
June 30, 2001 was a Saturday, day 181 of the 365 days in 2001.
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