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BIRTHDAY · 26 OCT 1999

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“30 Doradus: The Tarantula Nebula” is copyrighted by U. Michigan, Lucent. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

30 Doradus is a huge star-forming region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby galaxy. Its spidery appearance gives it the popular name Tarantula Nebula. This tarantula is about 1,000 light-years across and 165,000 light-years away in the southern constellation Dorado.

ON YOUR CARD INSTEAD

Hubble identifies source of ultraviolet light in an old nebula

ESA / HUBBLE

ESA/Hubble released this picture on 26 October 1999. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.

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CC BY 4.0 NASA/ESA and Thomas M. Brown, Charles W. Bowers, Randy A. Kimble, AllenV. Sweigart (NASA/ESA Goddard Space Flight Center) and Henry C. Ferguson ( Space Telescope Science Institute ) (CC BY 4.0)
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 26 OCT 1999 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 26 OCT 1999.

THE ALMANAC FOR 26 OCT 1999
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Full moon, 97% lit
POSITION
Day 299 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaked 5 days ago

Questions about October 26, 1999

What space photo was released on October 26, 1999?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 26, 1999 was "30 Doradus: The Tarantula Nebula". 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 26, 1999?

A full moon, about 97% lit.

What day of the week was October 26, 1999?

October 26, 1999 was a Tuesday, day 299 of the 365 days in 1999.

Was there a meteor shower on October 26, 1999?

Yes: the Orionid shower, peaked 5 days ago.

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