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Hubble watches a celestial prologue
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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 6 June 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 6 June 2011 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 6 June 2015 Into the Void See it as a poster -
Released on 6 June 2022 Hubble Investigates an Enigmatic Globular Cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 6 June 2018 A Sun Pillar over Norway See it as a poster -
Released on 6 June 2016 A mysterious hermit See it as a poster -
Released on 6 June 2016 The Supernova and Cepheids of Spiral Galaxy UGC 9391 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 6 JUN 2011 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 JUN 2011.
Questions about June 6, 2011
What space photo was released on June 6, 2011?
"Hubble watches a celestial prologue", from the Hubble Space Telescope, released by ESA on June 6, 2011.
What was the Moon's phase on June 6, 2011?
A waxing crescent moon, about 25% lit.
What day of the week was June 6, 2011?
June 6, 2011 was a Monday, day 157 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 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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- 2011-06-05 Another Nearby Supernova in the Whirlpool Galaxy
- 2011-06-07 A Last Landing for Space Shuttle Endeavour
- 2011-06-13 The very curious creation of an ageing star
- 2011-07-06 The Rho Ophiuchi star formation region, where hydrogen peroxide has been detected in space (annotated)