The sky on
your birthday.
“Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Australian Pinnacles” is copyrighted by Jingyi Zhang. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIn Western Australia, strange rock spires called the Pinnacles rise from the desert floor. Above them, the Milky Way arches across the sky. A faint cone of zodiacal light, sunlight reflecting off dust between the planets, also rises from the horizon.
The Sun on 23 October 2022
NASA SDO took this picture on 23 October 2022, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 23 October 2022 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 October 2022 · Great Lakes See it as a poster -
Released on 23 October 2017 Cosmic archaeology See it as a poster -
Released on 23 October 2023 A dynamic duo … or trio? See it as a poster -
Released on 23 October 2024 NGC 602 (Hubble image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 October 2024 NGC 602 (Webb image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 October 2019 Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 OCT 2022 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 OCT 2022.
Questions about October 23, 2022
What space photo was released on October 23, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 23, 2022 was "Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Australian Pinnacles". 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 October 23, 2022?
A waning crescent moon, about 4% lit.
What day of the week was October 23, 2022?
October 23, 2022 was a Sunday, day 296 of the 365 days in 2022.
Was there a meteor shower on October 23, 2022?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaked 2 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 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.
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