The sky on
your birthday.
Ice Ring around Nearby Star Fomalhaut
Fomalhaut, a star only 25 light-years away, is orbited by at least one planet, Dagon, and several inner dust disks. An outer ice ring, first discovered about 20 years ago, has an unusually sharp inner boundary. The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) captured this outer ring with unprecedented detail, showing it to be complete and uniform.
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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 3 October 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 3 October 2017 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2012 The Helix Nebula: Unraveling at the Seams See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Wide-field view of the region around the Antennae Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Spot the difference: Hubble spies another globular cluster, but with a secret See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2016 The centre of NGC 247 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Antenna Galaxies See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 OCT 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 3 OCT 2017.
Questions about October 3, 2017
What space photo was released on October 3, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 3, 2017 was "Ice Ring around Nearby Star Fomalhaut". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on October 3, 2017?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was October 3, 2017?
October 3, 2017 was a Tuesday, day 276 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 3, 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.
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