The sky on
your birthday.
“Orion's Horsehead Nebula Credit:” is copyrighted by Anglo-Australian Telescope Board. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae in the sky. It appears as a dark indentation in the red emission nebula, seen to the right of center in this photograph. The bright star near the center is in the belt of the constellation Orion. The horse-head feature is dark because it is an opaque dust cloud located in front of the bright red emission nebula.
Rare Hubble Portrait of Io and Jupiter
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 4 October 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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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Released on 2 October 2023 Glowing rosy in the dark See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2025 Location in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 (infrared) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2025 Location in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 (visible light) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2007 Extreme star cluster bursts into life in new Hubble image See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2022 Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 OCT 1996 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 2 OCT 1996.
Questions about October 2, 1996
What space photo was released on October 2, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 2, 1996 was "Orion's Horsehead Nebula Credit:". 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 October 2, 1996?
A waning gibbous moon, about 77% lit.
What day of the week was October 2, 1996?
October 2, 1996 was a Wednesday, day 276 of the 366 days in 1996.
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