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“A Yukon Aurora” is copyrighted by Yuichi Takasaka. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteLast week was another active period for auroras, following two large Coronal Mass Ejections from the Sun. Waves of particles and ions swept past Earth on September 28 and 29, causing many auroras. A week later, a flapping sheet dividing the Sun's magnetic field regions passed Earth, again triggering auroras. This image captures one of the particularly good northern lights from October, taken in Canada's Yukon territory.
The Earth on 8 October 2001 · Nile Delta and Sinai
NASA Terra took this picture on 8 October 2001, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 October 2001 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2017 Dark Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2026 FRB 20240304B (NIRCam clean image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2019 The Sun's glint beams off Lake Michigan in this southward view taken from the International Space Station orbiting 253 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2020 Earth Observations See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2024 Hurricane Milton is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 OCT 2001 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 8 OCT 2001.
Questions about October 8, 2001
What space photo was released on October 8, 2001?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 8, 2001 was "A Yukon Aurora". 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 8, 2001?
A last quarter moon, about 66% lit.
What day of the week was October 8, 2001?
October 8, 2001 was a Monday, day 281 of the 365 days in 2001.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 8, 2001?
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.