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“Comet Pons-Brooks' Swirling Coma” is copyrighted by Jan Erik Vallestad. 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 will be visible during the total solar eclipse next month. This is a rare coincidence, as the comet is only 25 degrees from the Sun. Currently, it is on the edge of naked-eye visibility, best seen with binoculars in the early evening sky towards Pisces.
The Sun on 18 March 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 18 March 2024, 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 18 March 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 18 March 2024 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2024 The Spider (and not its web) See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2021 Infant Stars in Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2020 A massive laboratory See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2012 A Halley's comet photographic plate See it as a poster -
Released on 18 March 2013 Galactic glow worm See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 MAR 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 18 MAR 2024.
Questions about March 18, 2024
What space photo was released on March 18, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 18, 2024 was "Comet Pons-Brooks' Swirling Coma". 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 March 18, 2024?
A first quarter moon, about 58% lit.
What day of the week was March 18, 2024?
March 18, 2024 was a Monday, day 78 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 18, 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.
Is it free?
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