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“ISON, Mars, Regulus” is copyrighted by Digital-Astronomy. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis celestial snapshot shows Comet ISON, planet Mars, and Regulus, the alpha star of Leo, in the same frame. The scene spans about 2 degrees near the eastern horizon. Comet ISON, the closest of the three, is about 14 light-minutes away. Mars is slightly farther, about 16.5 light-minutes away, and its normal ruddy color is washed out in the exposure.
The Sun on 17 October 2013
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 October 2013, 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 17 October 2013 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 October 2013 · Namib Desert 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 2010 NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 OCT 2013 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 2013.
Questions about October 17, 2013
What space photo was released on October 17, 2013?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 17, 2013 was "ISON, Mars, Regulus". 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 17, 2013?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was October 17, 2013?
October 17, 2013 was a Thursday, day 290 of the 365 days in 2013.
Was there a meteor shower on October 17, 2013?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaks in 4 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 17, 2013?
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.
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