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“M6: The Butterfly Cluster” is copyrighted by Sergio Eguivar Buenos Aires Skies. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Butterfly Cluster, M6, is an open cluster of stars in Scorpius. It spans about 20 light-years and sits 2,000 light-years away. M6 is made mostly of young blue stars, but its brightest star is almost orange. This cluster is about 100 million years old.
The Sun on 6 September 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 6 September 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 September 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 6 September 2011 · Baja California See it as a poster -
Released on 6 September 2020 M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 6 September 2026 Pluto in Enhanced Color See it as a poster -
Released on 6 September 2023 ALMA view of the 9io9 galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 6 September 2012 Ground-based image of Arp 116 and its surroundings See it as a poster -
Released on 6 September 2012 Hubble image of galaxy pair Arp 116 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 6 SEP 2011 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 6 SEP 2011.
Questions about September 6, 2011
What space photo was released on September 6, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 6, 2011 was "M6: The Butterfly Cluster". 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 September 6, 2011?
A first quarter moon, about 60% lit.
What day of the week was September 6, 2011?
September 6, 2011 was a Tuesday, day 249 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 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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