The sky on
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“The Pencil Nebula Supernova Shock Wave” is copyrighted by Helge Buesing. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Pencil Nebula, also known as NGC 2736, is a supernova shock wave moving at over 500,000 kilometers per hour. Its thin, bright, braided filaments are ripples in a cosmic sheet of glowing gas, seen almost edge-on. Discovered in the 1840s by Sir John Herschel, this nebula is part of the much larger Vela supernova remnant. It is about 800 light-years away in the constellation Vela.
The Sun on 23 February 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 23 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 23 February 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 February 2024 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2000 Fine shades of a Sombrero* See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2010 New to Old on Enceladus See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2006 Spiral galaxy Messier 100 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2015 The Mighty Caloris See it as a poster -
Released on 23 February 2024 La Malinche, an inactive volcano just west of Mexico City, is pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 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 23 FEB 2024.
Questions about February 23, 2024
What space photo was released on February 23, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 23, 2024 was "The Pencil Nebula Supernova Shock Wave". 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 23, 2024?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was February 23, 2024?
February 23, 2024 was a Friday, day 54 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 23, 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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