The sky on
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“Comet PanSTARRS in the Southern Fish” is copyrighted by José J. Chambó. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet PanSTARRS, seen here from Siding Spring Observatory, passed within 5.3 light-minutes of Earth in 2016. Its green coma, the cloud of gas and dust surrounding the nucleus, was about the apparent size of the full Moon. The comet's tail stretched across the field of view in the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
The Sun on 17 June 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 June 2016, 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 17 June 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 June 2016 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2025 Rosette Nebula Deep Field See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2019 The full moon is pictured as the International Space Station orbited 254 miles above the Pacific Ocean northeast of Guam See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2025 The city lights of Southeast Asia and lightning storms streak below the International Space Station See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2026 Lunar Occultation of Venus See it as a poster -
Released on 17 June 2019 Spiral, elliptical, irregular See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 JUN 2016 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 17 JUN 2016.
Questions about June 17, 2016
What space photo was released on June 17, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 17, 2016 was "Comet PanSTARRS in the Southern Fish". 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 17, 2016?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 92% lit.
What day of the week was June 17, 2016?
June 17, 2016 was a Friday, day 169 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 17, 2016?
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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