The sky on
your birthday.
“Planets, Bees, and a Donkey” is copyrighted by Chris Schur. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe planets Saturn and Mars aligned with the Beehive Cluster on June 17th. This view, recorded in dark Arizona skies, shows Mars above and to the right of Saturn. The Beehive cluster of stars (M44) is at the lower right. The two planets appear in conjunction, separated by just over half a degree.
The Earth on 22 June 2006 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
NASA Terra took this picture on 22 June 2006, the day itself, not a release date.
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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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The Earth on your day The Earth on 22 June 2006 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
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 2006 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 2006.
Questions about June 22, 2006
What space photo was released on June 22, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 22, 2006 was "Planets, Bees, and a Donkey". 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, 2006?
A waning crescent moon, about 15% lit.
What day of the week was June 22, 2006?
June 22, 2006 was a Thursday, day 173 of the 365 days in 2006.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 22, 2006?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.