The sky on
your birthday.
“From Alpha to Omega in Crete” is copyrighted by Panther Observatory. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis telephoto image from Crete spans light-years across the night sky. The May 15 waxing gibbous moon illuminates the church and mountains in the foreground. Above, the globular star cluster Omega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139, shines brightly. This massive cluster is 18,000 light-years away and is impressive even through binoculars.
The Sun on 29 June 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 29 June 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 29 June 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 29 June 2016 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 29 June 2011 Abell 2744: Pandora's Cluster of Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 29 June 2010 Opportunity Amid Mars Craters See it as a poster -
Released on 29 June 2023 Webb identifies the earliest strands of the cosmic web (clean) See it as a poster -
Released on 29 June 2020 Birds of a Feather See it as a poster -
Released on 29 June 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around the most remote quasar See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 29 JUN 2016 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 29 JUN 2016.
Questions about June 29, 2016
What space photo was released on June 29, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 29, 2016 was "From Alpha to Omega in Crete". 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 29, 2016?
A waning crescent moon, about 31% lit.
What day of the week was June 29, 2016?
June 29, 2016 was a Wednesday, day 181 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 29, 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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