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“M13: A Great Globular Cluster of Stars” is copyrighted by Dean Fournier; Inset: ESA/Hubble & NASA. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteM13, the Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, is a colossal home to over 100,000 stars. Visible with binoculars, it spans over 150 light-years and is more than 12 billion years old. In 1974, a radio message about Earth was sent from Arecibo Observatory towards this cluster, over 20,000 light-years away.
The Sun on 27 July 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 27 July 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 27 July 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 July 2016 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2020 Stellar Sweet Shop See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around the Leo Triplet of galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2016 Wide-field view of the sky around the exotic binary star system AR Scorpii See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2016 Wide-field view of the sky around the exotic binary star system AR Scorpii See it as a poster -
Released on 27 July 2017 Wide-field view of NGC 1510 and NGC 1512 (ground-based view) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 JUL 2016 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 JUL 2016.
Questions about July 27, 2016
What space photo was released on July 27, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 27, 2016 was "M13: A Great Globular Cluster of Stars". 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 27, 2016?
A last quarter moon, about 46% lit.
What day of the week was July 27, 2016?
July 27, 2016 was a Wednesday, day 209 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 27, 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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