The sky on
your birthday.
“Grand Design Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997” 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 siteNGC 2997 is a spiral galaxy with a small nucleus and sprawling arms, similar to M100. It is about 55 million light years distant. Its mass is roughly 100 billion times that of our Sun, but likely less than the Milky Way. The galaxy is not seen face-on from Earth.
Mars in January 1997
ESA/Hubble released this picture on 1 November 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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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Released on 30 October 2003 The Lynx Cluster (ground-based view, Digitized Sky Survey 2) See it as a poster -
Released on 30 October 2017 Abell’s richest cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 30 October 2007 Arp 87 from the DSS (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 30 October 2023 The dancer in Dorado See it as a poster -
Released on 30 October 2020 The sky around the Skull Nebula See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 30 OCT 1996 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 30 OCT 1996.
Questions about October 30, 1996
What space photo was released on October 30, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 30, 1996 was "Grand Design Spiral Galaxy NGC 2997". 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 30, 1996?
A waning gibbous moon, about 89% lit.
What day of the week was October 30, 1996?
October 30, 1996 was a Wednesday, day 304 of the 366 days in 1996.
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