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“Beautiful Spiral NGC 7331” is copyrighted by Vicent Peris. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 7331 is a large spiral galaxy in the constellation Pegasus, about 50 million light-years distant. It is similar in size to our Milky Way. This image shows NGC 7331 as the foreground for a group of background galaxies, which are about ten times farther away.
The Earth on 22 October 2008 · Red Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 22 October 2008, 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 22 October 2008 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2012 Violent star formation episodes in dwarf galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2024 M16: Pillars of Star Creation See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2001 Hugli River Delta, India See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2015 Hubble Frontier Fields view of MACSJ0416.1 to 2403 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2026 N159 (wide view) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 OCT 2008 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 22 OCT 2008.
Questions about October 22, 2008
What space photo was released on October 22, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 22, 2008 was "Beautiful Spiral NGC 7331". 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 22, 2008?
A last quarter moon, about 47% lit.
What day of the week was October 22, 2008?
October 22, 2008 was a Wednesday, day 296 of the 366 days in 2008.
Was there a meteor shower on October 22, 2008?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 22, 2008?
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.