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“Wild Duck Open Cluster M11” is copyrighted by D. F. Malin, AAO. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Wild Duck Open Cluster, M11, contains thousands of stars, about 3,000 light-years away. All the stars in this cluster formed together about 150 million years ago, and the bright young stars appear blue. Open clusters like M11 generally reside in the plane of our galaxy. They contain fewer and younger stars than globular clusters.
The Earth on 22 October 2000 · Bahamas
NASA Terra took this picture on 22 October 2000, the day itself, not a release date.
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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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The Earth on your day The Earth on 22 October 2000 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2012 Violent star formation episodes in dwarf galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2024 M16: Pillars of Star Creation See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2001 Hugli River Delta, India See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2015 Hubble Frontier Fields view of MACSJ0416.1 to 2403 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2026 N159 (wide view) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 OCT 2000 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 22 OCT 2000.
Questions about October 22, 2000
What space photo was released on October 22, 2000?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 22, 2000 was "Wild Duck Open Cluster M11". 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 22, 2000?
A last quarter moon, about 31% lit.
What day of the week was October 22, 2000?
October 22, 2000 was a Sunday, day 296 of the 366 days in 2000.
Was there a meteor shower on October 22, 2000?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 22, 2000?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.