The sky on
your birthday.
“A View Toward M106” is copyrighted by Kyunghoon Lim. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMessier 106, also known as NGC 4258, is a large, bright spiral galaxy that dominates this cosmic view. Located in the constellation Canes Venatici, it is about 80,000 light-years across and 23.5 million light-years away. M106 is the largest member of the Canes II galaxy group, and its distance is well-known due to direct measurement.
The Sun on 22 February 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 22 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 22 February 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 22 February 2024 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 22 February 2018 Jebels Awenat and Arkenu, Libya See it as a poster -
Released on 22 February 2020 Central Centaurus A See it as a poster -
Released on 22 February 2021 Eye in the Sky See it as a poster -
Released on 22 February 1991 Dramatic eruption on Comet Halley surprises astronomers See it as a poster -
Released on 22 February 2022 Wide-Field View of Arp 143 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 FEB 2024 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 22 FEB 2024.
Questions about February 22, 2024
What space photo was released on February 22, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 22, 2024 was "A View Toward M106". 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 22, 2024?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was February 22, 2024?
February 22, 2024 was a Thursday, day 53 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 22, 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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