The sky on
your birthday.
“Unraveling NGC 3169” is copyrighted by Christophe Vergnes. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSpiral galaxy NGC 3169, located some 70 million light-years away in Sextans, appears to be unraveling. Its spiral arms are being pulled into sweeping tidal tails as it interacts gravitationally with its neighbor, NGC 3166. Eventually, these galaxies will merge into one, a common fate for galaxies in the local universe. The drawn-out stellar arcs are clear signs of this ongoing interaction.
The Sun on 23 May 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 23 May 2024, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 23 May 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 May 2024 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2011 Hubble’s cepheid in the Andromeda Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2026 Messier 2 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2016 A galactic gathering See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2006 Hubble captures a "five-star" rated gravitational lens (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2013 The region around the Ring Nebula (Hubble/LBT composite) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 MAY 2024 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 MAY 2024.
Questions about May 23, 2024
What space photo was released on May 23, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 23, 2024 was "Unraveling NGC 3169". 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 May 23, 2024?
A full moon, about 100% lit.
What day of the week was May 23, 2024?
May 23, 2024 was a Thursday, day 144 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 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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