The sky on
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“Herschel's Orion” is copyrighted by ESA/Herschel/PACS/SPIRE. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis infrared image from the Herschel Space Observatory shows M42, the Orion Nebula, a large star-forming region 1,500 light-years away. Cold, dense filaments of dust, otherwise dark in visible light, appear in reddish hues. These filaments contain bright spots where protostars are collapsing.
The Sun on 14 October 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 14 October 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 14 October 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 14 October 2016 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
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Released on 14 October 2009 Barnard's Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 14 October 2015 Part of the Coalsack Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 14 October 2024 Fireworks of newborn stars See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 14 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 14 OCT 2016.
Questions about October 14, 2016
What space photo was released on October 14, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 14, 2016 was "Herschel's Orion". 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 14, 2016?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 96% lit.
What day of the week was October 14, 2016?
October 14, 2016 was a Friday, day 288 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 14, 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.
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