The sky on
your birthday.
“Orionids Meteors over Inner Mongolia” is copyrighted by Yin Hao. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMeteors streak across the sky over the Wulan Hada volcano in Inner Mongolia, China. These are Orionids, debris from Halley's Comet, expected every October. The streaks appear to radiate from a single point in the constellation Orion, a region called the radiant.
The Sun on 30 October 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 30 October 2018, 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 30 October 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 30 October 2018 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 30 October 2003 The Lynx Cluster (ground-based view, Digitized Sky Survey 2) See it as a poster -
Released on 30 October 2017 Abell’s richest cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 30 October 2007 Arp 87 from the DSS (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 30 October 2023 The dancer in Dorado See it as a poster -
Released on 30 October 2020 The sky around the Skull Nebula See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 30 OCT 2018 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 30 OCT 2018.
Questions about October 30, 2018
What space photo was released on October 30, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 30, 2018 was "Orionids Meteors over Inner Mongolia". 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 30, 2018?
A last quarter moon, about 66% lit.
What day of the week was October 30, 2018?
October 30, 2018 was a Tuesday, day 303 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 30, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.
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