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“Meteor in the Milky Way” is copyrighted by Marko Korosec. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEarth's April sky features the Lyrid Meteor Shower, which has been observed for over 2,000 years. This meteor is a grain of dust from Comet Thatcher, burning up at 48 kilometers per second, 100 kilometers above the ground. It streaks across the central region of the rising Milky Way, pointing back to its radiant.
The Sun on 23 April 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 23 April 2015, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 23 April 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 April 2015 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2010 SDO: The Extreme Ultraviolet Sun See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2010 Star Clusters Young and Old, Near and Far See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2025 Planetary nebula NGC 2899 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2025 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2010 Wide view of “Mystic Mountain” See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 APR 2015 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 23 APR 2015.
Questions about April 23, 2015
What space photo was released on April 23, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 23, 2015 was "Meteor in the Milky Way". 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 April 23, 2015?
A waxing crescent moon, about 21% lit.
What day of the week was April 23, 2015?
April 23, 2015 was a Thursday, day 113 of the 365 days in 2015.
Was there a meteor shower on April 23, 2015?
Yes: the Lyrid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 23, 2015?
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.
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