The sky on
your birthday.
“Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Leo I” is copyrighted by David Malin (AAO), AATB. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteLeo I is a dwarf spheroidal galaxy, one of the smaller satellite galaxies orbiting our Milky Way. It's thought to be the most distant of our known satellites, about 250,000 parsecs away. Unlike larger galaxies, Leo I has very little gas for forming new stars.
Supernova SN 1987A
ESO released this picture on 5 October 1999. 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 3 October 2012 The Helix Nebula: Unraveling at the Seams See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Wide-field view of the region around the Antennae Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Spot the difference: Hubble spies another globular cluster, but with a secret See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2016 The centre of NGC 247 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Antenna Galaxies See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 OCT 1999 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 3 OCT 1999.
Questions about October 3, 1999
What space photo was released on October 3, 1999?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 3, 1999 was "Nearby Dwarf Galaxy Leo I". 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 3, 1999?
A last quarter moon, about 42% lit.
What day of the week was October 3, 1999?
October 3, 1999 was a Sunday, day 276 of the 365 days in 1999.
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