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“Occultations and Rising Moons” is copyrighted by Olivier Staiger. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOn April 23, the crescent Moon passed in front of Venus and Jupiter, an event called a double occultation. This dramatic telephoto picture, taken from Ascension Island, shows Venus emerging from behind the crescent. Jupiter trails above the Moon.
Turbulent Cauldron of Starbirth in Nearby Active Galaxy
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 14 May 1998. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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 13 May 2010 Asteroid Caught Marching Across Tadpole Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 13 May 2020 A typhoon is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited above the South Pacific Ocean See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 13 MAY 1998 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 13 MAY 1998.
Questions about May 13, 1998
What space photo was released on May 13, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 13, 1998 was "Occultations and Rising Moons". 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 13, 1998?
A waning gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was May 13, 1998?
May 13, 1998 was a Wednesday, day 133 of the 365 days in 1998.
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