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“Noctilucent Clouds Tour France” is copyrighted by GAAC. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNoctilucent clouds, also called night-shining clouds, are usually seen at high latitudes. These electric-blue waves were photographed over Wancourt, France, just before dawn. They reflect sunlight from 80 kilometers up, even when the Sun is below the horizon for observers on the ground.
The Sun on 9 July 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 9 July 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 9 July 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 9 July 2016 · Italy and the Adriatic See it as a poster -
Released on 9 July 2015 The area around ESO 381-12 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 9 July 2015 Hubble image of ESO 381-12 See it as a poster -
Released on 9 July 2012 The Cat's Paw remastered See it as a poster -
Released on 9 July 2015 First results from the KiDS Survey (visible light) See it as a poster -
Released on 9 July 2015 First results from the KiDS survey (dark matter) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 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 9 JUL 2016.
Questions about July 9, 2016
What space photo was released on July 9, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 9, 2016 was "Noctilucent Clouds Tour France". 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 9, 2016?
A waxing crescent moon, about 21% lit.
What day of the week was July 9, 2016?
July 9, 2016 was a Saturday, day 191 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 9, 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.
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