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“NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula” is copyrighted by Dave Jurasevich. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Pencil Nebula, cataloged as NGC 2736, consists of thin, bright, braided filaments. These are long ripples in a cosmic sheet of glowing gas seen almost edge-on. The shock wave plows through interstellar space at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. The nebula is about 5 light-years long and 800 light-years away.
The Sun on 15 July 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 15 July 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 15 July 2016 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2012 Orion Nebula: The Hubble View See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2024 The Tadpole Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2013 A stranger in the crowd See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2024 The Mayotte archipelago, a French overseas department and region See it as a poster -
Released on 15 July 2025 Egypt's metropolitan area of Cairo, New Cairo City, and Giza See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 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 15 JUL 2016.
Questions about July 15, 2016
What space photo was released on July 15, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 15, 2016 was "NGC 2736: The Pencil Nebula". 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 15, 2016?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 81% lit.
What day of the week was July 15, 2016?
July 15, 2016 was a Friday, day 197 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 15, 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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