The sky on
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“Comet Hale-Bopp and the North America Nebula” is copyrighted by Juan Carlos Casado. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIn 1997, Comet Hale-Bopp passed through the inner Solar System, creating a spectacular display. This photo captured it near the North America Nebula, an emission nebula in Cygnus. The comet, with its yellow dust and blue ion tails, was only about eight light-minutes away. The nebula, a star-forming region, is much farther, at 1,500 light-years.
The Earth on 3 October 2004 · Persian Gulf
NASA Terra took this picture on 3 October 2004, 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 3 October 2004 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2012 The Helix Nebula: Unraveling at the Seams See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Wide-field view of the region around the Antennae Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Spot the difference: Hubble spies another globular cluster, but with a secret See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2016 The centre of NGC 247 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Antenna Galaxies See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 OCT 2004 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 3 OCT 2004.
Questions about October 3, 2004
What space photo was released on October 3, 2004?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 3, 2004 was "Comet Hale-Bopp and the North America Nebula". 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 3, 2004?
A waning gibbous moon, about 81% lit.
What day of the week was October 3, 2004?
October 3, 2004 was a Sunday, day 277 of the 366 days in 2004.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 3, 2004?
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.