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“East of Antares” is copyrighted by Johannes Schedler (Panther Observatory). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEast of Antares, the Pipe Nebula stretches across the crowded star fields of the Milky Way's center. This dark nebula, cataloged by E. E. Barnard, is made of obscuring interstellar dust clouds. These clouds are seen in silhouette against the background stars. Its combined shape suggests smoke rising from a pipe, giving it its popular name.
The Earth on 23 June 2006 · Pilbara, Western Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 23 June 2006, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 June 2006 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2009 Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2026 Messier 82 (Hubble 2006 image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2026 M82 (Webb NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2026 Galaxy field of MXDFz4.4 (Hubble and Webb clean image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 June 2026 The Cigar Galaxy: M82 (Webb and Hubble image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 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 23 JUN 2006.
Questions about June 23, 2006
What space photo was released on June 23, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 23, 2006 was "East of Antares". 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 23, 2006?
A waning crescent moon, about 8% lit.
What day of the week was June 23, 2006?
June 23, 2006 was a Friday, day 174 of the 365 days in 2006.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 23, 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.