The sky on
your birthday.
Pelican Nebula Ionization Front
The Pelican Nebula is a region where the light from young, energetic stars is transforming cold gas into hot gas. This process creates an ionization front, which is the advancing boundary between the two states of gas. Most of these bright stars are just outside the top of the image, but part of their ionization front is visible in the upper right. Along this front, particularly dense filaments of cold gas are visible.
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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 13 October 2003 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2011 Wide field view of MACS 1206 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2009 Wide-field view of the region around NGC 2623 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2025 Black holes don’t suck, they get fed! See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2025 A well-studied spiral See it as a poster -
Released on 13 October 2021 An aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian Ocean See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 13 OCT 2003 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 13 OCT 2003.
Questions about October 13, 2003
What space photo was released on October 13, 2003?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 13, 2003 was "Pelican Nebula Ionization Front". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on October 13, 2003?
A waning gibbous moon, about 93% lit.
What day of the week was October 13, 2003?
October 13, 2003 was a Monday, day 286 of the 365 days in 2003.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 13, 2003?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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