The sky on
your birthday.
“Comet Garradd and Messier 15” is copyrighted by Gregg Ruppel. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis telescopic composite image, recorded on August 2, shows Comet Garradd (C/2009 P1) and globular star cluster M15. Charles Messier, an 18th-century comet hunter, would have found this scene rewarding. M15, in the lower right, is the 15th object in his catalog of non-comet objects. It is a dense cluster of over 100,000 stars.
The Sun on 6 August 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 6 August 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 6 August 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 6 August 2011 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 6 August 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around Messier 33 See it as a poster -
Released on 6 August 2023 SN 1006: A Supernova Ribbon from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 6 August 2012 Close encounter with the Tarantula See it as a poster -
Released on 6 August 2014 VST snaps a very detailed view of the Triangulum Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 6 August 2026 Webb opens a Treasure Chest filled with stars See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 6 AUG 2011 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 AUG 2011.
Questions about August 6, 2011
What space photo was released on August 6, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 6, 2011 was "Comet Garradd and Messier 15". 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 August 6, 2011?
A first quarter moon, about 45% lit.
What day of the week was August 6, 2011?
August 6, 2011 was a Saturday, day 218 of the 365 days in 2011.
Was there a meteor shower on August 6, 2011?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaks in 7 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 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.
Is it free?
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