The sky on
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“Sharpless-308: The Dolphin Nebula” is copyrighted by Chilesope 2, Pleaides Astrophotography Team (Peking U.). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSharpless 2-308, the Dolphin Nebula, is a cosmic bubble blown by fast winds from a hot, massive star. It lies about 5,200 light-years away in Canis Major. The nebula is 60 light-years in diameter. The massive Wolf-Rayet star that created the bubble is near its center.
The Sun on 2 March 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 March 2020, 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 2 March 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 March 2020 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 2 March 2007 Wide field image of Abell 2667 region (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 March 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around NGC 247 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 March 2015 The distant dusty galaxy A1689-zD1 behind the galaxy cluster Abell 1689 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 March 2026 A cosmic hawk and its baby stars See it as a poster -
Released on 2 March 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the rich galaxy cluster Abell 1689 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 MAR 2020 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 MAR 2020.
Questions about March 2, 2020
What space photo was released on March 2, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 2, 2020 was "Sharpless-308: The Dolphin Nebula". 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 2, 2020?
A first quarter moon, about 53% lit.
What day of the week was March 2, 2020?
March 2, 2020 was a Monday, day 62 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 2, 2020?
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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