BIRTHDAY · 29 OCT 2007

The sky on
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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“A Telescopic View of Erupting Comet Holmes” is copyrighted by Igor Chekalin. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

Comet Holmes, 17P/Holmes, surprised astronomers by brightening almost a million times in just a few hours. Discovered over a century ago, this normally faint comet became visible to the unaided eye. It had already passed its closest point to the Sun and was heading back out near Jupiter's orbit when the outburst occurred. This telescopic view captures the comet's sudden expansion.

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The Earth on 29 October 2007 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania

NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY

NASA Terra took this picture on 29 October 2007, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Earth on 29 October 2007 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
2007-10-29 · ♏
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The Earth on 29 October 2007 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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SCORPIO

In tropical astrology, 29 OCT 2007 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 29 OCT 2007.

THE ALMANAC FOR 29 OCT 2007
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 90% lit
POSITION
Day 302 of 365

Questions about October 29, 2007

What space photo was released on October 29, 2007?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 29, 2007 was "A Telescopic View of Erupting Comet Holmes". 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 29, 2007?

A waning gibbous moon, about 90% lit.

What day of the week was October 29, 2007?

October 29, 2007 was a Monday, day 302 of the 365 days in 2007.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 29, 2007?

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

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