BIRTHDAY · 19 JUL 2002

The sky on
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Counting Stars in the Infrared Sky

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This sky view shows the bulging center of our Milky Way Galaxy, dark cosmic clouds, and the thin galactic plane. Each pixel in this digital image is based on star counts from the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) database. The 2MASS project completed a ground-based survey of the entire sky and cataloged over 250 million stars.

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Counting Stars in the Infrared Sky
2002-07-19 · ♋
SKYBORN
Counting Stars in the Infrared Sky
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BORN 8,881 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♋
CANCER

In tropical astrology, 19 JUL 2002 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 19 JUL 2002.

THE ALMANAC FOR 19 JUL 2002
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 70% lit
POSITION
Day 200 of 365

Questions about July 19, 2002

What space photo was released on July 19, 2002?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 19, 2002 was "Counting Stars in the Infrared Sky". It's the card at the top of this page.

What was the Moon's phase on July 19, 2002?

A waxing gibbous moon, about 70% lit.

What day of the week was July 19, 2002?

July 19, 2002 was a Friday, day 200 of the 365 days in 2002.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 19, 2002?

NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.

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