The sky on
your birthday.
“The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy” is copyrighted by Barry Riu. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak shares the sky with two Messier objects in this telescopic view. The faint, greenish comet was about 75 light-seconds from Earth on March 21. Dusty, edge-on spiral galaxy Messier 108 is about 45 million light-years away, and the Owl Nebula, Messier 97, is at the upper right.
The Sun on 24 March 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 24 March 2017, 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 24 March 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 24 March 2017 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 24 March 2009 Martian Dunes and the Shadow of Opportunity See it as a poster -
Released on 24 March 2018 NGC 602 and Beyond See it as a poster -
Released on 24 March 2025 A chance alignment in Lupus See it as a poster -
Released on 24 March 2025 Herbig-Haro 49/50 (NIRCam and MIRI Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 24 March 2014 Magnifying the distant Universe See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 24 MAR 2017 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 24 MAR 2017.
Questions about March 24, 2017
What space photo was released on March 24, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 24, 2017 was "The Comet, the Owl, and the Galaxy". 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 24, 2017?
A waning crescent moon, about 12% lit.
What day of the week was March 24, 2017?
March 24, 2017 was a Friday, day 83 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 24, 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.
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