Astronomy Picture of the Day · June 2002

APOD, June 2002

30 entries from June 2002: 30 images and 0 videos. 10 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog June 1, 2002

NGC 2266: Old Cluster in the New General Catalog

Credit: Till Credner & Sven Kohle , Bonn University
Cracks and Ridges on Europa June 2, 2002

Cracks and Ridges on Europa

Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA
Galaxy NGC 4388 Expels Huge Gas Cloud June 3, 2002 · Copyrighted

Galaxy NGC 4388 Expels Huge Gas Cloud

Credit & Copyright: Suprime-Cam , Subaru Telescope , NAOJ
A Martian Metamorphosis June 4, 2002

A Martian Metamorphosis

Credit: Malin Space Science Systems , MOC , MGS , JPL , NASA
NGC 3621: Far Beyond the Local Group June 5, 2002

NGC 3621: Far Beyond the Local Group

Credit: F. Bresolin , R.-P. Kudritzki, R. Mendez ( Institute for Astronomy , Univ. Hawaii)
Cone Nebula Infrared Close-Up June 6, 2002

Cone Nebula Infrared Close-Up

Credit: NICMOS Group ( STScI , ESA ), NICMOS Science Team ( Univ. Arizona ), NASA
Portrait of an Infant Solar System June 7, 2002

Portrait of an Infant Solar System

Credit: N. Grosso ( MPE ), et al. , European Southern Observatory
A Fleeting Eclipse June 8, 2002 · Copyrighted

A Fleeting Eclipse

Credit & Copyright: Olivier Staiger
A Chamaeleon Sky June 9, 2002

A Chamaeleon Sky

Credit: FORS Team , 8.2-meter VLT Antu , ESO
Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire June 10, 2002 · Copyrighted

Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire

Credit & Copyright: Dennis Mammana ( Skyscapes )
Inside the Eagle Nebula June 11, 2002 · Copyrighted

Inside the Eagle Nebula

Credit & Copyright: T. A. Rector & B. A. Wolpa, NOAO , AURA , NSF
A Partial Eclipse Over the Golden Gate Bridge June 12, 2002 · Copyrighted

A Partial Eclipse Over the Golden Gate Bridge

Credit & Copyright: Gerard Barkats
The Tarantula Zone June 13, 2002

The Tarantula Zone

Credit : M. Schirmer, T. Erben, M. Lombardi ( IAEF Bonn ), European Southern Observatory
55 Cancri: Familiar Planet Discovered June 14, 2002 · Copyrighted

55 Cancri: Familiar Planet Discovered

Illustration Credit & Copyright: Lynette Cook
MyCn18: An Hourglass Nebula June 15, 2002

MyCn18: An Hourglass Nebula

Credit: R. Sahai and J. Trauger ( JPL ), WFPC2 , HST , NASA
Jupiter's Rings Revealed June 16, 2002

Jupiter's Rings Revealed

Credit: M. Belton ( NOAO ), J. Burns ( Cornell ) et al. , Galileo Project , JPL , NASA
NGC 4697: X-Rays from an Elliptical Galaxy June 17, 2002

NGC 4697: X-Rays from an Elliptical Galaxy

Credit : C. Sarazin ( UVa ), et al., CXC , NASA
IC 4406: A Seemingly Square Nebula June 18, 2002

IC 4406: A Seemingly Square Nebula

Credit: C. R. O’Dell ( Vanderbilt U. ) et al. , Hubble Heritage Team , NASA
The Moon & Venus Over Geneva June 19, 2002 · Copyrighted

The Moon & Venus Over Geneva

Credit & Copyright: Gregory Giuliani ( AstroImagine )
Bright Galaxy M81 June 20, 2002 · Copyrighted

Bright Galaxy M81

Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
Zimbabwe Sunset June 21, 2002 · Copyrighted

Zimbabwe Sunset

Credit & Copyright: Murray Alexander
Io: The Prometheus Plume June 22, 2002

Io: The Prometheus Plume

Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA
Asteroids in the Distance June 23, 2002

Asteroids in the Distance

Credit: R. Evans & K. Stapelfeldt ( JPL ), WFPC2 , HST , NASA
The Sun's Heliosphere & Heliopause June 24, 2002 · Copyrighted

The Sun's Heliosphere & Heliopause

Credit & Copyright: P. C. Frisch ( U. Chicago ) et al. , U. Indiana
Venus and Jupiter Over Belfast June 25, 2002

Venus and Jupiter Over Belfast

Credit: Peter Paice
In the Center of the Trifid Nebula June 26, 2002

In the Center of the Trifid Nebula

Credit: GMOS , Gemini Observatory
Carving Ma'adim Vallis June 27, 2002

Carving Ma'adim Vallis

Credit: R. Irwin III ( CEPS/NASM ,UVa), T. Maxwell, A. Howard, R. Craddock, D. Leverington
Lunar Module at Taurus-Littrow June 28, 2002

Lunar Module at Taurus-Littrow

Credit: Daniel D. Durda ( SwRI ), Space Imagery Center , LPL , Apollo 17
A Deep Field In The Southern Sky June 29, 2002

A Deep Field In The Southern Sky

Credit: R. Williams ( STScI ), HDF-S Team , NASA
Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon June 30, 2002

Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon

Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA

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