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“Puppis A Supernova Remnant” is copyrighted by Don Goldman. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's sitePuppis A is what's left after a massive star exploded about 7,000 light-years away. The remnant, about 60 light-years across, is still expanding into the interstellar medium. Shocked filaments of oxygen glow green-blue, while hydrogen and nitrogen show up in red.
The Sun on 29 September 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 29 September 2017, 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 29 September 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 29 September 2017 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 29 September 2011 Hubble image of irregular galaxy Holmberg II See it as a poster -
Released on 29 September 2026 Galaxies in a cosmic house of mirrors See it as a poster -
Released on 29 September 2011 Wide-field image of irregular galaxy Holmberg II (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 29 September 2004 Hurricane Jeanne Cloud Height and Motion See it as a poster -
Released on 29 September 2021 The International Space Station orbits 259 miles above Trinidad and Tobago as Hurricane Sam churned in the Atlantic See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 29 SEP 2017 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 29 SEP 2017.
Questions about September 29, 2017
What space photo was released on September 29, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 29, 2017 was "Puppis A Supernova Remnant". 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 September 29, 2017?
A first quarter moon, about 62% lit.
What day of the week was September 29, 2017?
September 29, 2017 was a Friday, day 272 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 29, 2017?
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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