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“Facing NGC 1232” is copyrighted by Neil Corke. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteWe see NGC 1232 face-on from our position in the Milky Way. This large, beautiful spiral galaxy, nearly 200,000 light-years across, is about 47 million light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. This sharp, multi-color image reveals intricate details. Its core glows with the yellowish light of old stars, transitioning to young blue star clusters and reddish star-forming regions in its outer arms.
The Sun on 18 April 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 18 April 2024, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 18 April 2024 See it as a poster -
Released on 18 April 2013 Star Factory Messier 17 See it as a poster -
Released on 18 April 2011 Hubble peers through the looking glass See it as a poster -
Released on 18 April 2016 The International Space Station over Earth See it as a poster -
Released on 18 April 2015 The Great Crater Hokusai See it as a poster -
Released on 18 April 2022 Hubble Inspects a Set of Galactic Wings See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 APR 2024 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 18 APR 2024.