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“Supernovae in the Whirlpool” is copyrighted by R Jay Gabany. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSpiral galaxies often have supernovae near their massive star-forming regions, which tend to be along their spiral arms. The Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, has hosted three Type II supernovae in the last seventeen years. These explosions are the deaths of massive stars, and they don't wander far from their birthplaces.
The Sun on 11 June 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 June 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 June 2011 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 11 June 2002 Mississippi River Delta See it as a poster -
Released on 11 June 2018 Strings of homeless stars See it as a poster -
Released on 11 June 2014 Arrival and Departure at Phoebe See it as a poster -
Released on 11 June 2016 The Fornax Cluster of Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 11 June 2020 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 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 11 JUN 2011.
Questions about June 11, 2011
What space photo was released on June 11, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 11, 2011 was "Supernovae in the Whirlpool". 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 June 11, 2011?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 76% lit.
What day of the week was June 11, 2011?
June 11, 2011 was a Saturday, day 162 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 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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