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“The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN” is copyrighted by Gerald Rhemann. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet SWAN, officially C/2020 F8 (SWAN), was discovered by an astronomy enthusiast looking through images from the SOHO spacecraft. This interplanetary iceberg has just passed inside Earth's orbit. It will make its closest approach to Earth on May 13 and to the Sun on May 27. The comet has already developed an impressive ion tail.
The Sun on 29 April 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 29 April 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 29 April 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 29 April 2020 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 29 April 2021 Apollo 17: The Crescent Earth See it as a poster -
Released on 29 April 2025 A visual feast of galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 29 April 2025 A visual feast of galaxies, from infrared to X-ray See it as a poster -
Released on 29 April 2023 Solar Eclipse from a Ship See it as a poster -
Released on 29 April 2024 Onekotan, an uninhabited volcanic island See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 29 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 29 APR 2020.
Questions about April 29, 2020
What space photo was released on April 29, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 29, 2020 was "The Ion Tail of New Comet SWAN". 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 29, 2020?
A first quarter moon, about 41% lit.
What day of the week was April 29, 2020?
April 29, 2020 was a Wednesday, day 120 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 29, 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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