The sky on
your birthday.
“The Local Interstellar Cloud” is copyrighted by Linda Huff (American Scientist), Priscilla Frisch (U. Chicago). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOur Sun is moving through a wisp of gas, a cloud of hydrogen and helium about 30 light years across. This is the Local Interstellar Cloud, and it is so thin that its atoms are farther apart than the best vacuum we can make on Earth. The cloud itself is moving, and in about 20,000 years our Solar System will emerge from it. This map shows where it is, within 10 light years of us.
The Earth on 10 February 2002 · Lake Eyre, Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 10 February 2002, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 10 February 2002 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 10 February 2009 Spitzer Space Telescope View of Galaxy Messier 101 See it as a poster -
Released on 10 February 2011 The Case of the Disappearing Continent See it as a poster -
Released on 10 February 2011 North America Nebula in Different Lights See it as a poster -
Released on 10 February 2003 WIYN Emission Line Image of Dumbbell Nebula (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 10 February 2009 Spitzer-Hubble-Chandra Composite of M101 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 10 FEB 2002 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 10 FEB 2002.
Questions about February 10, 2002
What space photo was released on February 10, 2002?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 10, 2002 was "The Local Interstellar Cloud". 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 February 10, 2002?
A waning crescent moon, about 5% lit.
What day of the week was February 10, 2002?
February 10, 2002 was a Sunday, day 41 of the 365 days in 2002.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 10, 2002?
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.