The sky on
your birthday.
“Summer Planets and Milky Way” is copyrighted by Tunç Tezel. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteFrom Uludag National Park in Turkey, the summer Milky Way stretches across the sky. Three planets also shine brightly. Jupiter is on the far right, Mars is near the center, and Saturn is just to the right of our galaxy's bulging core.
The Sun on 23 July 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 23 July 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on your day
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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The Sun on your day The Sun on 23 July 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 July 2016 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 23 July 2018 The Milky Way’s big sister See it as a poster -
Released on 23 July 2014 The star cluster NGC 3293 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 July 2024 The Crab Nebula from Visible to X-Ray See it as a poster -
Released on 23 July 1994 Flat Projection of Large Comet Impact on Jupiter See it as a poster -
Released on 23 July 2018 Just a few of the thousands of volcanic islands that make up the nation of Indonesia are pictured as the International See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 JUL 2016 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 JUL 2016.
Questions about July 23, 2016
What space photo was released on July 23, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 23, 2016 was "Summer Planets and 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 July 23, 2016?
A waning gibbous moon, about 85% lit.
What day of the week was July 23, 2016?
July 23, 2016 was a Saturday, day 205 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 23, 2016?
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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