The sky on
your birthday.
“Sunspot with Light Bridge” is copyrighted by Mark Johnston. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis close-up image shows a sunspot, a cooler, darker depression on the Sun's surface. Sunspots are created by the Sun's magnetic field, which inhibits hot material from entering these regions. This particular sunspot, part of active region AR 3297, is larger than Earth and features a bright 'light bridge' spanning its dark center.
The Sun on 17 May 2023
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 May 2023, 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 17 May 2023 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 May 2023 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 17 May 2018 The glowing spiral arms of NGC 6744 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 May 2018 Messier 66: member of the Leo Triplet See it as a poster -
Released on 17 May 2018 Wave of star formation in Messier 96 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 May 2010 A clump of galaxy misfits See it as a poster -
Released on 17 May 2022 The sun's glint beams off the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Angola as the International Space Station orbited 264 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 MAY 2023 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 17 MAY 2023.
Questions about May 17, 2023
What space photo was released on May 17, 2023?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 17, 2023 was "Sunspot with Light Bridge". 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 May 17, 2023?
A waning crescent moon, about 7% lit.
What day of the week was May 17, 2023?
May 17, 2023 was a Wednesday, day 137 of the 365 days in 2023.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 17, 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.
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