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“Aurora: The Frog's View” is copyrighted by Mia Stalnacke. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis frog's-eye view of an aurora was taken in Kiruna, Sweden. The photographer placed a phone on the ground, facing down, to get this perspective. Kiruna is north of the Arctic Circle, and often under the auroral oval surrounding Earth's geomagnetic north pole. Auroras are caused by solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere.
The Sun on 6 October 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 6 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 6 October 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 6 October 2018 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 6 October 2012 At the Heart of Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 6 October 2010 Wide-field view of the field around Monoceros R2 See it as a poster -
Released on 6 October 2026 NGC 7129 (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 6 October 2025 Starbursting centre See it as a poster -
Released on 6 October 2014 A dusty spiral in Virgo See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 6 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 6 OCT 2018.
Questions about October 6, 2018
What space photo was released on October 6, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 6, 2018 was "Aurora: The Frog's View". 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 6, 2018?
A waning crescent moon, about 12% lit.
What day of the week was October 6, 2018?
October 6, 2018 was a Saturday, day 279 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 6, 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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