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“SWAN Meets Galaxy” is copyrighted by Andrea Tamanti. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet SWAN, first detected by the Solar Wind ANisotropies camera, passed close to Earth in 2006. This image captures its blue-green coma next to spiral galaxy NGC 5005 in Canes Venatici. The comet was only 9 light-minutes away, while the galaxy is 60 million light-years distant.
The Earth on 19 October 2006 · Red Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 19 October 2006, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 2006 · Red Sea 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 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 19 OCT 2006.
Questions about October 19, 2006
What space photo was released on October 19, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 19, 2006 was "SWAN Meets Galaxy". 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 19, 2006?
A waning crescent moon, about 9% lit.
What day of the week was October 19, 2006?
October 19, 2006 was a Thursday, day 292 of the 365 days in 2006.
Was there a meteor shower on October 19, 2006?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaks in 2 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 19, 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.