The sky on
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“October Skylights” is copyrighted by Malcolm Park. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAuroras are curtains of light, caused by charged particles from the Sun hitting Earth's atmosphere. This one, photographed in Ontario, Canada, shows the red and green hues of oxygen and nitrogen glowing after a solar coronal mass ejection. The event was seen as far south as Alabama.
The Sun on 28 October 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 28 October 2011, 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 28 October 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 28 October 2011 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 28 October 2019 Wide-field view of Arp-Madore 2026-424 (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 28 October 2025 The Red Spider Nebula, caught by Webb See it as a poster -
Released on 28 October 2024 Revisiting an old beauty See it as a poster -
Released on 28 October 2012 Phobos: Doomed Moon of Mars See it as a poster -
Released on 28 October 2021 CW Leonis See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 28 OCT 2011 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 28 OCT 2011.
Questions about October 28, 2011
What space photo was released on October 28, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 28, 2011 was "October Skylights". 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 28, 2011?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was October 28, 2011?
October 28, 2011 was a Friday, day 301 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 28, 2011?
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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