The sky on
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“M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy” is copyrighted by Robert Gendler. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMessier 83, also known as The Southern Pinwheel, is a spiral galaxy 12 million light-years away in the constellation Hydra. Its prominent spiral arms are outlined by dark dust lanes and blue star clusters. Reddish star-forming regions dot the arms, giving it the nickname 'The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy.' M83 is about 40,000 light-years across.
The Sun on 8 October 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 October 2015, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 8 October 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 October 2015 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2017 Dark Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2026 FRB 20240304B (NIRCam clean image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2019 The Sun's glint beams off Lake Michigan in this southward view taken from the International Space Station orbiting 253 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2020 Earth Observations See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2024 Hurricane Milton is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 OCT 2015 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 8 OCT 2015.
Questions about October 8, 2015
What space photo was released on October 8, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 8, 2015 was "M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy". 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 8, 2015?
A waning crescent moon, about 23% lit.
What day of the week was October 8, 2015?
October 8, 2015 was a Thursday, day 281 of the 365 days in 2015.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 8, 2015?
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.