The sky on
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“Comet PANSTARRS Just After Sunset” is copyrighted by Chris Cook. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet PANSTARRS (C/2011 L4) is still visible on the western horizon just after sunset, though it is fading. This image shows the comet from a hilltop on First Encounter Beach in Massachusetts. The comet was discovered by and named for the Pan-STARRS astronomical sky survey. As it recedes from both Earth and the Sun, it will become less visible.
The Sun on 18 March 2013
NASA SDO took this picture on 18 March 2013, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 18 March 2013 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 18 March 2013 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2024 The Spider (and not its web) See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2021 Infant Stars in Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2020 A massive laboratory See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2012 A Halley's comet photographic plate See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2013 Galactic glow worm See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 MAR 2013 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 MAR 2013.
Questions about March 18, 2013
What space photo was released on March 18, 2013?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 18, 2013 was "Comet PANSTARRS Just After Sunset". 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 March 18, 2013?
A first quarter moon, about 38% lit.
What day of the week was March 18, 2013?
March 18, 2013 was a Monday, day 77 of the 365 days in 2013.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 18, 2013?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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