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“Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri” is copyrighted by Neil Corke. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOmega Centauri, also known as NGC 5139, is a globular star cluster 15,000 light-years away. It contains about 10 million stars within a volume of 150 light-years. It is the largest and brightest of the 200 known globular clusters in our Milky Way galaxy's halo. Unlike most clusters, Omega Centauri has stars of different ages and compositions.
The Sun on 16 March 2023
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 March 2023, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 16 March 2023 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 March 2023 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2012 Wide-field view of Messier 9 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2009 Galaxies Collide to Create Hot, Huge Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2026 NGC 1566: The Spanish Dancer Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2012 Hubble image of Messier 9 See it as a poster -
Released on 16 March 2004 Opportunity Studies Bait in Shark Cage See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 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 16 MAR 2023.
Questions about March 16, 2023
What space photo was released on March 16, 2023?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 16, 2023 was "Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri". 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 16, 2023?
A last quarter moon, about 31% lit.
What day of the week was March 16, 2023?
March 16, 2023 was a Thursday, day 75 of the 365 days in 2023.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 16, 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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