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“APOD is 20 Years Old Today” is copyrighted by Apologies to: Vermeer's Astronomer and Geographer; Image Pixelation: Rob Stevenson. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAstronomy Picture of the Day, APOD, has been a daily source of cosmic images for 20 years. Co-founders Robert Nemiroff and Jerry Bonnell are pictured here, continuing their work. They select images and write text to highlight our cosmos.
The Sun on 16 June 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 June 2015, 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 16 June 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 June 2015 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2011 Spectacular Hubble view of Centaurus A See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2025 Small but mighty See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2014 A dwarf galaxy ravaged by grand design See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2008 Inside the Coma Cluster of Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 16 June 2026 Bulge fossil fragment Terzan 5 (Webb and Hubble image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 JUN 2015 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 2015.
Questions about June 16, 2015
What space photo was released on June 16, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 16, 2015 was "APOD is 20 Years Old Today". 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 16, 2015?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was June 16, 2015?
June 16, 2015 was a Tuesday, day 167 of the 365 days in 2015.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 16, 2015?
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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