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“NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge” is copyrighted by L�r�nd F�nyes. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 4565, also known as the Needle Galaxy, is a spiral galaxy seen edge-on from Earth. This sharp image reveals its bulging central core, cut by dust lanes that trace its thin galactic plane. It sits in the constellation Coma Berenices, a stop on many telescopic tours of the northern sky.
The Sun on 24 May 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 24 May 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 May 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 24 May 2017 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 24 May 2004 Happy Anniversary to a Galactic Explorer See it as a poster -
Released on 24 May 2024 M78 from the Euclid Space Telescope See it as a poster -
Released on 24 May 2021 A Distant Spiral in Virgo See it as a poster -
Released on 24 May 2010 Heart and Soul See it as a poster -
Released on 24 May 2005 Close-up of Keystone on Methuselah Outcrop See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 24 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 24 MAY 2017.
Questions about May 24, 2017
What space photo was released on May 24, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 24, 2017 was "NGC 4565: Galaxy on Edge". 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 24, 2017?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was May 24, 2017?
May 24, 2017 was a Wednesday, day 144 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 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.
Is it free?
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