PULL · 16 JUN 2013

This was
your sky.

APOD Turns Eighteen

NASA APOD · Wang Letian

COSMIC MESSAGE

The first Astronomy Picture of the Day appeared eighteen years ago today, on June 16, 1995. APOD has since served over a billion space images, a consistent site on a web often filled with change. Many people don't know it is translated daily into many major languages.

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APOD Turns Eighteen

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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 16 JUN 2013 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 16 JUN 2013.

THE ALMANAC FOR 16 JUN 2013

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Sunday

MOON

First quarter, 53% lit

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Day 167 of 365

SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS

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This was your sky.

APOD Turns Eighteen

This was
your sky.