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“West Coast Launch and Landing” is copyrighted by John Kraus. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, and created a dazzling display after sunset. The rocket's first stage returned to a landing zone just 400 meters from the launch site less than eight minutes later. This image captures both the launch and the first stage landing, recorded by a sound-activated camera on a nearby hill.
The Sun on 11 October 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 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 11 October 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 October 2018 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 11 October 2012 Aurorae over Planet Earth See it as a poster -
Released on 11 October 2007 Titan North Polar Region See it as a poster -
Released on 11 October 2021 A vivid aurora streams over the Earth as the International Space Station orbited 273 miles above the southern Indian See it as a poster -
Released on 11 October 2025 Manicouagan Impact Crater from Space See it as a poster -
Released on 11 October 2004 Alluvial Fan, China See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 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 11 OCT 2018.
Questions about October 11, 2018
What space photo was released on October 11, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 11, 2018 was "West Coast Launch and Landing". 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 11, 2018?
A new moon, about 3% lit.
What day of the week was October 11, 2018?
October 11, 2018 was a Thursday, day 284 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 11, 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.
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