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“Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660” is copyrighted by CHART32 Team. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 660 is a polar ring galaxy located over 40 million light-years away in the constellation Pisces. It is a rare type of galaxy with a substantial population of stars, gas, and dust orbiting in rings strongly tilted from its main galactic disk. This unusual configuration might have resulted from a past galactic collision.
The Sun on 17 February 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 February 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 17 February 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 February 2017 · Himalaya and Tibet See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2010 Our Neighbor Andromeda See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2010 Fornax Galaxy Cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2005 Titan Mosaic - Feb 2005 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2004 Track-and-Trench 2 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 February 2010 The Fornax dwarf galaxy See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 FEB 2017 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 FEB 2017.
Questions about February 17, 2017
What space photo was released on February 17, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 17, 2017 was "Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660". 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 February 17, 2017?
A last quarter moon, about 64% lit.
What day of the week was February 17, 2017?
February 17, 2017 was a Friday, day 48 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 17, 2017?
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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.