BIRTHDAY · 9 JUL 2010

The sky on
your birthday.

Microwave Milky Way

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Milky Way Galaxy stretches across the middle of this all-sky microwave map from the Planck spacecraft. This false-color image shows the bright stripe of gas and dust along the galactic plane. The enormous arcing structures are hundreds or thousands of light-years away, while mottled regions are foreground dust.

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UNCOMMON
Microwave Milky Way
2010-07-09 · ♋
SKYBORN
Microwave Milky Way
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BORN 5,969 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
♋
CANCER

In tropical astrology, 9 JUL 2010 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 9 JUL 2010.

THE ALMANAC FOR 9 JUL 2010
DAY
Friday
MOON
Waning crescent, 6% lit
POSITION
Day 190 of 365

Questions about July 9, 2010

What space photo was released on July 9, 2010?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 9, 2010 was "Microwave Milky Way". It's the card at the top of this page.

What was the Moon's phase on July 9, 2010?

A waning crescent moon, about 6% lit.

What day of the week was July 9, 2010?

July 9, 2010 was a Friday, day 190 of the 365 days in 2010.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 9, 2010?

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.

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