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BIRTHDAY · 14 MAY 1997

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“Hale-Bopp's Fickle Ion Tail” is copyrighted by A. Dimai, D. Ghirardo and R. Volcan (Col Druscie Obs., ACC). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The ion tail of Comet Hale-Bopp appears to be breaking off. This happens when the comet passes through a region where the solar magnetic field changes direction. Ions from the solar wind, which form the blue ion tail, act unpredictably here. This image captures one such moment of disconnection.

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NICMOS Peers Into Heart of Dying Star

ESA / HUBBLE

ESA/Hubble released this picture on 12 May 1997. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.

CREDIT
CC BY 4.0 Rodger Thompson, Marcia Rieke, Glenn Schneider, Dean Hines (Universityof Arizona); Raghvendra Sahai (Jet Propulsion Laboratory); NICMOS Instrument Definition Team; and NASA/ESA (CC BY 4.0)
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NICMOS Peers Into Heart of Dying Star
1997-05-14 · ♉
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 14 MAY 1997 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 14 MAY 1997.

THE ALMANAC FOR 14 MAY 1997
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
First quarter, 49% lit
POSITION
Day 134 of 365

Questions about May 14, 1997

What space photo was released on May 14, 1997?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 14, 1997 was "Hale-Bopp's Fickle Ion Tail". 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 May 14, 1997?

A first quarter moon, about 49% lit.

What day of the week was May 14, 1997?

May 14, 1997 was a Wednesday, day 134 of the 365 days in 1997.

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