PULL · 17 OCT 2011 This was
This was
your sky.
Hubble revisits an old friend
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
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2011-10-17 · ♎
SKYBORN
Hubble revisits an old friend
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
BORN 5,478 days ago
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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 2010 NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster
ZODIAC CONTEXT
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LIBRA
In tropical astrology, 17 OCT 2011 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 2011.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 OCT 2011
DAY
Monday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 74% lit
POSITION
Day 290 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Orionid shower, peaks in 4 days
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS