The sky on
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“An Anomalous SETI Signal” is copyrighted by SETI League. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNo one is certain what caused this signal. There is a slight possibility it could be from an extraterrestrial intelligence. The bright colors on this plot indicate an anomalous signal received by a radio telescope involved in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). The vertical axis shows time, and the horizontal axis shows frequency, mapping the characteristics of the received radio wave.
The Sun on 6 February 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 6 February 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 6 February 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 6 February 2011 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 6 February 2012 Transforming galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 6 February 2013 Wide-field view of the entire Seagull Nebula (IC 2177) See it as a poster -
Released on 6 February 1990 Galaxy NGC 1808 See it as a poster -
Released on 6 February 2017 A spiral in Andromeda See it as a poster -
Released on 6 February 2019 Digitized Sky Survey image around the HII region LHA 120-N 180B See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 6 FEB 2011 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 FEB 2011.
Questions about February 6, 2011
What space photo was released on February 6, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 6, 2011 was "An Anomalous SETI Signal". 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 February 6, 2011?
A waxing crescent moon, about 10% lit.
What day of the week was February 6, 2011?
February 6, 2011 was a Sunday, day 37 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 6, 2011?
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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