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Old Planetary Dust Disks Found by SST
The Spitzer Space Telescope has found that some older stars are surrounded by dust disks. Conventional wisdom suggested that young stars, about a million years old, have large dust disks, while older stars, between 10 and 100 million years old, have none. Spitzer's observations challenge this, showing that dust disks can persist longer than expected around these older stars.
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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 19 October 2004 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 19 October 2011 Wide-field view of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL001 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 October 2020 Galactic Waterspout See it as a poster -
Released on 19 October 2021 Moonrise Over Washington See it as a poster -
Released on 19 October 2021 A wispy aurora, intersecting with Earth's airglow, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 274 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 October 2023 The southern portion of the Sonoran Desert in Mexico is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 257 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 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 19 OCT 2004.
Questions about October 19, 2004
What space photo was released on October 19, 2004?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 19, 2004 was "Old Planetary Dust Disks Found by SST". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on October 19, 2004?
A waxing crescent moon, about 30% lit.
What day of the week was October 19, 2004?
October 19, 2004 was a Tuesday, day 293 of the 366 days in 2004.
Was there a meteor shower on October 19, 2004?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaks in 2 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 19, 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.