The sky on
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“Structure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks” is copyrighted by Dan Bartlett. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet 12P/Pons-Brooks is getting brighter as it approaches its perihelion on April 21. Its greenish coma is visible through small telescopes. The faint, bluish ion tail, buffeted by the solar wind, shows detailed structures in long-exposure images. This periodic comet, a Halley-type, spans over two degrees across the sky in this view.
The Sun on 16 February 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 February 2024, 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 16 February 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 February 2024 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2009 The Great Carina Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2011 Messier 78: a reflection nebula in Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2015 Panta rhei: motion in the Milky Way See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2010 LMC snapped by the ESO 1-metre Schmidt telescope See it as a poster -
Released on 16 February 2010 Dark Shuttle Approaching See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 FEB 2024 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 16 FEB 2024.
Questions about February 16, 2024
What space photo was released on February 16, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 16, 2024 was "Structure in the Tail of Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks". 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 February 16, 2024?
A first quarter moon, about 42% lit.
What day of the week was February 16, 2024?
February 16, 2024 was a Friday, day 47 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 16, 2024?
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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