The sky on
your birthday.
Reflecting Merope
The Pleiades star cluster is famous for its blue reflection nebulae. Here, the star Merope is slowly tearing apart a wandering cloud of gas and dust. The pressure of Merope's starlight is pushing away the smaller dust particles, while larger grains remain. This process creates the wispy, delicate structures seen in this Hubble Space Telescope image.
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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 15 July 2006 · Italy and the Adriatic See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2012 Orion Nebula: The Hubble View See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2024 The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2013 A stranger in the crowd See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2024 The Mayotte archipelago, a French overseas department and region See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2025 Egypt's metropolitan area of Cairo, New Cairo City, and Giza See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 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 15 JUL 2006.
Questions about July 15, 2006
What space photo was released on July 15, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 15, 2006 was "Reflecting Merope". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 15, 2006?
A waning gibbous moon, about 79% lit.
What day of the week was July 15, 2006?
July 15, 2006 was a Saturday, day 196 of the 365 days in 2006.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 15, 2006?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
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