The sky on
your birthday.
“Firefly Trails and the Summer Milky Way” is copyrighted by Malcolm Park. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis serene skyscape from southern Ontario captures the Milky Way above a lake. The trails of light are not satellites or meteors. They are from a pulsing firefly, which entered the frame from the right and wandered toward the camera before flying away. The wide-field composite was made from four consecutive 15-second exposures.
The Sun on 2 July 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 July 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on your day
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 2 July 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 July 2016 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2012 A Different View of the Flame Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Zooming in on the early Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2018 Widefield image of the sky around PDS 70 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2026 FS Tau (Webb NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 July 2014 The Gum 15 star formation region See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 JUL 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 2 JUL 2016.
Questions about July 2, 2016
What space photo was released on July 2, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 2, 2016 was "Firefly Trails and the Summer Milky Way". 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 July 2, 2016?
A waning crescent moon, about 7% lit.
What day of the week was July 2, 2016?
July 2, 2016 was a Saturday, day 184 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 2, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.