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“Unraveling NGC 3169” is copyrighted by Mike Selby. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSpiral galaxy NGC 3169 looks like a ball of cosmic yarn unraveling. It lies about 70 million light-years away, in the faint constellation Sextans. Its spiral arms are pulled out into sweeping tidal tails as NGC 3169 and its neighbor, NGC 3166, interact gravitationally. Eventually, the galaxies will merge into one.
The Sun on 2 March 2023
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 March 2023, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 2 March 2023 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 March 2023 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 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 2023 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 2023.
Questions about March 2, 2023
What space photo was released on March 2, 2023?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 2, 2023 was "Unraveling NGC 3169". 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, 2023?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 76% lit.
What day of the week was March 2, 2023?
March 2, 2023 was a Thursday, day 61 of the 365 days in 2023.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 2, 2023?
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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