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“Lyrid Meteor Streak” is copyrighted by Zolt Levay. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe annual Lyrid Meteor Shower occurs as Earth passes through debris from Comet Thatcher. This image captures a meteor streak from vaporizing comet dust. It briefly shared a telephoto field of view with stars and nebulae along the Milky Way. The bright meteor's path passes near Deneb, the alpha star of Cygnus, and the region's dark interstellar clouds.
The Sun on 23 April 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 23 April 2020, 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 23 April 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 April 2020 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2010 SDO: The Extreme Ultraviolet Sun See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2010 Star Clusters Young and Old, Near and Far See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2025 Planetary nebula NGC 2899 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2025 Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5335 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 April 2010 Wide view of “Mystic Mountain” See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 APR 2020 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 APR 2020.
Questions about April 23, 2020
What space photo was released on April 23, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 23, 2020 was "Lyrid Meteor Streak". 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 April 23, 2020?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was April 23, 2020?
April 23, 2020 was a Thursday, day 114 of the 366 days in 2020.
Was there a meteor shower on April 23, 2020?
Yes: the Lyrid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 23, 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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