The sky on
your birthday.
“Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey” is copyrighted by John Entwistle. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteRainbows usually show only one arc of colors. But when raindrops are all nearly the same size, sunlight can interfere with itself. This creates supernumerary rainbows, which are extra, fainter arcs of color inside the main one. This photo caught at least five of them over the New Jersey shore.
The Sun on 2 October 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 October 2018, 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 2 October 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 October 2018 · Caspian Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2023 Glowing rosy in the dark See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2025 Location in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 (infrared) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2025 Location in the sky of the rogue planet Cha 1107-7626 (visible light) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2007 Extreme star cluster bursts into life in new Hubble image See it as a poster -
Released on 2 October 2022 Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 OCT 2018 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 2 OCT 2018.
Questions about October 2, 2018
What space photo was released on October 2, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 2, 2018 was "Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey". 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 2, 2018?
A last quarter moon, about 50% lit.
What day of the week was October 2, 2018?
October 2, 2018 was a Tuesday, day 275 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 2, 2018?
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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