The sky on
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“Tornado and Rainbow Over Kansas” is copyrighted by Eric Nguyen (Oklahoma U.), www.mesoscale.ws. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteA tornado descends over Kansas, with a rainbow arcing across the sky. The storm chaser who took this photo captured the rare coincidence of a twister and a rainbow. The Sun, peeking through a break in the clouds, illuminates the foreground and creates the rainbow by reflecting off raindrops. The tornado cloud appears to touch down right at the end of the rainbow.
The Earth on 2 July 2006 · Pilbara, Western Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 2 July 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 2 July 2006 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2012 A Different View of the Flame Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Zooming in on the early Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Widefield image of the sky around PDS 70 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2026 FS Tau (Webb NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2014 The Gum 15 star formation region See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 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 2 JUL 2006.
Questions about July 2, 2006
What space photo was released on July 2, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 2, 2006 was "Tornado and Rainbow Over Kansas". 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 July 2, 2006?
A first quarter moon, about 39% lit.
What day of the week was July 2, 2006?
July 2, 2006 was a Sunday, day 183 of the 365 days in 2006.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 2, 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.