The sky on
your birthday.
Wind from a Black Hole
This is an artist's vision of GRO J1655-40, a binary system with a normal star and a black hole. The black hole, about seven times the Sun's mass, pulls material from its companion star into a swirling accretion disk. Chandra Observatory X-ray data show that a high-speed wind of material also escapes from this disk. The normal star in the system is about twice the mass of our Sun.
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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 1 July 2006 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 1 July 2015 The colourful star cluster NGC 2367 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 July 2004 Close-up on N11B (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 1 July 2008 Hubble sees stars and a stripe in celestial fireworks See it as a poster -
Released on 1 July 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the bright star cluster NGC 2367 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 July 2024 A maelstrom of matter and energy See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 JUL 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 1 JUL 2006.
Questions about July 1, 2006
What space photo was released on July 1, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 1, 2006 was "Wind from a Black Hole". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 1, 2006?
A waxing crescent moon, about 28% lit.
What day of the week was July 1, 2006?
July 1, 2006 was a Saturday, day 182 of the 365 days in 2006.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 1, 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.