BIRTHDAY · 21 JUL 2022

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Messier 10 and Comet” is copyrighted by German Penelas Perez. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) shared a telescopic view with globular star cluster Messier 10 on July 15, 2022. M10 is about 14,000 light-years away. The comet, however, was only about 15 light-minutes from Earth, showing a greenish coma and a dust tail. Charles Messier cataloged M10 in the 18th century as something that was definitely not a comet.

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The Sun on 21 July 2022

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 21 July 2022, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 21 July 2022
2022-07-21 · ♋
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The Sun on 21 July 2022
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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CANCER

In tropical astrology, 21 JUL 2022 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 21 JUL 2022.

THE ALMANAC FOR 21 JUL 2022
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Last quarter, 49% lit
POSITION
Day 202 of 365

Questions about July 21, 2022

What space photo was released on July 21, 2022?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 21, 2022 was "Messier 10 and Comet". 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 21, 2022?

A last quarter moon, about 49% lit.

What day of the week was July 21, 2022?

July 21, 2022 was a Thursday, day 202 of the 365 days in 2022.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 21, 2022?

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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