The sky on
your birthday.
“Horsehead and Orion Nebulas” is copyrighted by Maurice Toet, Steve Loughran, Darren Jehan & Tim Jardine. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe dark Horsehead Nebula and the glowing Orion Nebula are contrasting cosmic vistas. They appear in opposite corners of this mosaic, about 1,500 light-years away. The Horsehead Nebula is a dark cloud, a silhouette against the red glow at the lower left. Alnitak, the easternmost star in Orion's belt, is the brightest star to the left of the Horsehead.
The Sun on 5 October 2010
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 October 2010, 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 Sun on your day The Sun on 5 October 2010 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 October 2010 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2020 NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2020 Survey of the Stars See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the Thor’s Helmet Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2012 Thor’s Helmet Nebula imaged on the occasion of ESO’s 50th anniversary See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2016 VISTA views Messier 78 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 OCT 2010 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 5 OCT 2010.
Questions about October 5, 2010
What space photo was released on October 5, 2010?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 5, 2010 was "Horsehead and Orion Nebulas". 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 5, 2010?
A waning crescent moon, about 9% lit.
What day of the week was October 5, 2010?
October 5, 2010 was a Tuesday, day 278 of the 365 days in 2010.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 5, 2010?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are 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.