The sky on
your birthday.
NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
NGC 346, a star-forming region 200 light-years across, is located in the Small Magellanic Cloud. This satellite galaxy of the Milky Way is about 210,000 light-years distant in Tucana. The Hubble Space Telescope image shows embryonic stars strung along the dark dust lanes, revealing how they form.
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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 17 October 2010 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 October 2010 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 17 October 2008 The Mimas Atlas See it as a poster -
Released on 17 October 2005 Dione in Full View See it as a poster -
Released on 17 October 2006 Colliding galaxies make love, not war See it as a poster -
Released on 17 October 2006 Wide view of the Antennae galaxies (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 17 October 2018 Air Mountains, Niger See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 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 17 OCT 2010.
Questions about October 17, 2010
What space photo was released on October 17, 2010?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 17, 2010 was "NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on October 17, 2010?
A first quarter moon, about 69% lit.
What day of the week was October 17, 2010?
October 17, 2010 was a Sunday, day 290 of the 365 days in 2010.
Was there a meteor shower on October 17, 2010?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaks in 4 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 17, 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?
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