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“Tail Wags of Comet Ikeya-Zhang” is copyrighted by Michael Karrer. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAs Comet Ikeya-Zhang approached the Sun, it developed a complex blue ion tail. This tail was made of ions boiled off the nucleus and pushed away by the solar wind. The animation shows how the tail changed over 30 minutes, influenced by the comet's rotation and solar activity.
The Earth on 15 May 2002 · Red Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 15 May 2002, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on 15 May 2007 Dark matter ring in galaxy cluster Cl 0024+17 (ZwCl 0024+1652) See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Crab on LCD See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Very Large Array (radio) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Spitzer Space Telescope (infrared) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Hubble Space Telescope (visible) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 MAY 2002 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 15 MAY 2002.
Questions about May 15, 2002
What space photo was released on May 15, 2002?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 15, 2002 was "Tail Wags of Comet Ikeya-Zhang". 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 15, 2002?
A waxing crescent moon, about 12% lit.
What day of the week was May 15, 2002?
May 15, 2002 was a Wednesday, day 135 of the 365 days in 2002.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 15, 2002?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.