The sky on
your birthday.
Messier 104
Messier 104 is a gorgeous spiral galaxy, famous for its nearly edge-on profile. It features a broad ring of obscuring dust lanes. Seen in silhouette against an extensive central bulge of stars, the swath of cosmic dust suggests a broad, brimmed hat. This sharp view of the well-known galaxy was made from over 10 hours of Hubble Space Telescope image data.
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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 2022 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 April 2022 · Nile Delta and Sinai 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 2022 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 2022.
Questions about April 23, 2022
What space photo was released on April 23, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 23, 2022 was "Messier 104". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on April 23, 2022?
A last quarter moon, about 53% lit.
What day of the week was April 23, 2022?
April 23, 2022 was a Saturday, day 113 of the 365 days in 2022.
Was there a meteor shower on April 23, 2022?
Yes: the Lyrid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 23, 2022?
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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