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“Messier 6” is copyrighted by Xinran Li. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMessier 6, also known as the Butterfly Cluster, is a group of about 100 stars in the constellation Scorpius. These stars are all around 100 million years old and sit 1,600 light-years away. Charles Messier cataloged it as the sixth object that was not a comet. The cluster is surrounded by the reddish glow of hydrogen gas.
The sun's glint beams off the Yellow Sea coast of Jiangsu Province, China
NASA released this picture on 18 July 2025. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on your day
Space pictures released on your month and day in other years, or a few days either side. Each one is sharp enough to print as a poster.
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Released on 19 July 2018 Cerealia Facula See it as a poster -
Released on 19 July 2023 The city lights of Los Angeles, California, and its surrounding suburbs, are pictured from the International Space See it as a poster -
Released on 19 July 2023 El Misti Volcano, which towers 5,822 meters (19,100 feet) high, is characterized by alternating layers of lava See it as a poster -
Released on 19 July 2023 Perseverance Views Jezero Boulder Field See it as a poster -
Released on 19 July 2021 Cosmic Lens Flare See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 JUL 2025 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 19 JUL 2025.