The sky on
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“Bright Spiral Galaxy M81” is copyrighted by Ken Crawford. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMessier 81, a spiral galaxy similar in size to our Milky Way, sits in the constellation Ursa Major. This detailed image shows its bright yellow nucleus, blue spiral arms, and pinkish star-forming regions. A notable dust lane runs through the galaxy, suggesting a complex past. M81 is one of the brightest galaxies visible from Earth.
The Sun on 17 October 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 October 2015, 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 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 October 2015 · Red Sea 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 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 17 OCT 2015.
Questions about October 17, 2015
What space photo was released on October 17, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 17, 2015 was "Bright Spiral Galaxy M81". 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, 2015?
A waxing crescent moon, about 19% lit.
What day of the week was October 17, 2015?
October 17, 2015 was a Saturday, day 290 of the 365 days in 2015.
Was there a meteor shower on October 17, 2015?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaks in 4 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 17, 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.