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“Approaching Jupiter” is copyrighted by Peter Ros�n et al.; Music: The Awakening by Clemens Ruh. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis time-lapse video shows what it might look like to approach Jupiter. A team of 91 astrophotographers took over 1,000 pictures from Earth, merging them into this sequence. It mirrors what NASA's Juno spacecraft saw as it approached Jupiter, starting in December 2014 and lasting three months.
The Sun on 23 May 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 23 May 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 23 May 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 May 2017 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2011 Hubble’s cepheid in the Andromeda Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2026 Messier 2 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2016 A galactic gathering See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2006 Hubble captures a "five-star" rated gravitational lens (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2013 The region around the Ring Nebula (Hubble/LBT composite) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 MAY 2017 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 MAY 2017.
Questions about May 23, 2017
What space photo was released on May 23, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 23, 2017 was "Approaching Jupiter". 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 May 23, 2017?
A waning crescent moon, about 6% lit.
What day of the week was May 23, 2017?
May 23, 2017 was a Tuesday, day 143 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 23, 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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