The sky on
your birthday.
“Star Colors in Orion” is copyrighted by Jens Hackmann. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteA star's color tells us its temperature. Red stars are cool, around 3,000 Kelvin, while blue stars are much hotter, over 30,000 Kelvin. Our Sun, a yellow star, is about 6,000 Kelvin. This image of Orion uses a star-trail technique to show these color differences across the constellation, making the temperature variations visible.
The Sun on 11 February 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 February 2011, 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 Sun on your day The Sun on 11 February 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 February 2011 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 11 February 2015 M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 11 February 2016 Wide-field view of NGC 4889 (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 11 February 2026 A Year of Sunspots See it as a poster -
Released on 11 February 2021 Hubble's view of dazzling globular cluster NGC 6397 See it as a poster -
Released on 11 February 2021 Wide-Field View of Globular Cluster NGC 6397 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 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 11 FEB 2011.
Questions about February 11, 2011
What space photo was released on February 11, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 11, 2011 was "Star Colors in Orion". 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 11, 2011?
A first quarter moon, about 57% lit.
What day of the week was February 11, 2011?
February 11, 2011 was a Friday, day 42 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 11, 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.
Is it free?
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