The sky on
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“Nest of the Eagle Nebula” is copyrighted by Chris Hendren. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image shows the area surrounding the Eagle Nebula, also known as M16, located 6,500 light-years away. It reveals not only the Eagle's shape but also vast amounts of glowing gas and dark dust. Inside M16, evaporating gaseous globules are forming new stars.
The Sun on 4 October 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 4 October 2016, 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 4 October 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 October 2016 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2024 Westerlund 1 (wide-field view) See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2010 Star formation fireworks in Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2021 NGC 4676: When Mice Collide See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2005 NASA Space Observatories Glimpse Faint Afterglow of Nearby Stellar Explosion See it as a poster -
Released on 4 October 2021 A Dangerous Dance See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 OCT 2016 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 4 OCT 2016.
Questions about October 4, 2016
What space photo was released on October 4, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 4, 2016 was "Nest of the Eagle Nebula". 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 4, 2016?
A waxing crescent moon, about 9% lit.
What day of the week was October 4, 2016?
October 4, 2016 was a Tuesday, day 278 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 4, 2016?
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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