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“The Tadpoles of IC 410” is copyrighted by Trevor Jones. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image, taken with narrowband filters, shows the central regions of the emission nebula IC 410. It features two remarkable inhabitants: the 'tadpoles' of IC 410, below and to the right of center. The nebula surrounds NGC 1893, a cluster of stars that formed about 4 million years ago.
The Sun on 18 June 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 18 June 2020, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 18 June 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 18 June 2020 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 18 June 2012 Globular cluster M 10 See it as a poster -
Released on 18 June 2009 NGC 6240: Merging Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 18 June 2015 Wide-field view of galaxy group HCG 16 (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 18 June 2018 One galaxy, three supernovae See it as a poster -
Released on 18 June 2020 Wide-field image of NGC 7027 (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 JUN 2020 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 JUN 2020.
Questions about June 18, 2020
What space photo was released on June 18, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 18, 2020 was "The Tadpoles of IC 410". 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 18, 2020?
A waning crescent moon, about 7% lit.
What day of the week was June 18, 2020?
June 18, 2020 was a Thursday, day 170 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 18, 2020?
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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