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“Startrails over Beijing Ancient Observatory” is copyrighted by Jeff Dai. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteYou can take a subway to the Beijing Ancient Observatory, but you won't find telescopes there. Starting in the 1400s, astronomers used devices at this site to measure and track the positions of naked-eye stars and planets. Some of the large, ornate instruments are still standing. You can see the brightest stars from the observation platform today.
The Sun on 2 December 2023
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 December 2023, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 2 December 2023 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 December 2023 · Himalaya and Tibet See it as a poster -
Released on 2 December 2024 Signs of the stellar lifecycle See it as a poster -
Released on 2 December 2019 A Dramatic Demise See it as a poster -
Released on 2 December 2008 The globular cluster Omega Centauri* See it as a poster -
Released on 2 December 2025 M77: Spiral Galaxy with an Active Center See it as a poster -
Released on 2 December 2010 A Flame in Orion Belt See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 DEC 2023 falls under Sagittarius (♐). The sign's window runs from 11-22 through 12-21. Sagittarius points straight at the center of the Milky Way, our galaxy's brightest region. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 DEC 2023.
Questions about December 2, 2023
What space photo was released on December 2, 2023?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 2, 2023 was "Startrails over Beijing Ancient Observatory". 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 December 2, 2023?
A waning gibbous moon, about 79% lit.
What day of the week was December 2, 2023?
December 2, 2023 was a Saturday, day 336 of the 365 days in 2023.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 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.
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