BIRTHDAY · 22 OCT 2003

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“The Heart and Soul Nebulas” is copyrighted by Richard Powell, Digitized Sky Survey, Palomar Observatory, STScI. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Heart Nebula, officially IC 1805, and the Soul Nebula are two bright emission nebulae in the constellation Cassiopeia. Both nebulae glow brightly in the red light of energized hydrogen gas. They are about 6,000 light-years from Earth. Scattered throughout the image are several young open clusters of stars, visible in blue light, that populate the centers of these star-forming regions.

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The Earth on 22 October 2003 · Nile Delta and Sinai

NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY

NASA Terra took this picture on 22 October 2003, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Earth on 22 October 2003 · Nile Delta and Sinai
2003-10-22 · ♎
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The Earth on 22 October 2003 · Nile Delta and Sinai
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA

In tropical astrology, 22 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 22 OCT 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 22 OCT 2003
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Waning crescent, 11% lit
POSITION
Day 295 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaked yesterday

Questions about October 22, 2003

What space photo was released on October 22, 2003?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 22, 2003 was "The Heart and Soul Nebulas". 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, 2003?

A waning crescent moon, about 11% lit.

What day of the week was October 22, 2003?

October 22, 2003 was a Wednesday, day 295 of the 365 days in 2003.

Was there a meteor shower on October 22, 2003?

Yes: the Orionid shower, peaked yesterday.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 22, 2003?

NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.

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