The sky on
your birthday.
“A Giant Squid in the Flying Bat” is copyrighted by Rolf Geissinger. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteToward the royal constellation Cepheus, a giant Squid Nebula, Ou4, and Sh2-129, also known as the Flying Bat Nebula, are caught in this cosmic scene. Discovered in 2011 by Nicolas Outters, the Squid Nebula's alluring bipolar shape is distinguished by its blue-green emission from ionized oxygen.
The Sun on 27 October 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 27 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 27 October 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 October 2016 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 Dark Reflections in the Southern Cross See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2008 Hubble resumes science operations See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2026 Region in the sky around the white dwarf J1328−1450 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 HAWK-I image of NGC 4030 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 HAWK-I image of Messier 100 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 OCT 2016 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 OCT 2016.
Questions about October 27, 2016
What space photo was released on October 27, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 27, 2016 was "A Giant Squid in the Flying Bat". 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 27, 2016?
A waning crescent moon, about 14% lit.
What day of the week was October 27, 2016?
October 27, 2016 was a Thursday, day 301 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 27, 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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