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“NGC 3293: A Bright Young Open Cluster” is copyrighted by Anglo-Australian Telescope Board. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 3293 is a bright, young open star cluster in the constellation Carina. Located about 8,000 light-years away, it has a high abundance of hot, blue stars. Studies suggest these blue stars are around 6 million years old, while the cluster's dimmer, redder stars appear to be about 20 million years old. This implies that star formation in NGC 3293 took at least 14 million years.
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NASA released this picture on 13 August 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on 23 August 2013 The Tortured Clouds of Eta Carinae See it as a poster -
Released on 23 August 2010 Messier 71: an unusual globular cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 23 August 2020 The Helix Nebula from Blanco and Hubble See it as a poster -
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Released on 23 August 2025 The Milky Way appears above Earth's bright atmospheric glow See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 AUG 1996 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 AUG 1996.
Questions about August 23, 1996
What space photo was released on August 23, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 23, 1996 was "NGC 3293: A Bright Young Open Cluster". 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 August 23, 1996?
A first quarter moon, about 67% lit.
What day of the week was August 23, 1996?
August 23, 1996 was a Friday, day 236 of the 366 days in 1996.
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