The sky on
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“Light from the Heart Nebula” is copyrighted by Matt Russell. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Heart Nebula, IC 1805, glows red with hydrogen, shaped by the stars within it. This close-up shows a cluster of massive, hot stars, some nearly 50 times the mass of our Sun. These stars emit radiation and stellar winds that sculpt the surrounding gas and dust. The nebula sits about 7,500 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia.
The Earth on 3 October 2006 · Lake Eyre, Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 3 October 2006, 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 2006 · Lake Eyre, Australia 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 2006 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 2006.
Questions about October 3, 2006
What space photo was released on October 3, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 3, 2006 was "Light from the Heart 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, 2006?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 82% lit.
What day of the week was October 3, 2006?
October 3, 2006 was a Tuesday, day 276 of the 365 days in 2006.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 3, 2006?
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.