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“Sunrise at the South Pole” is copyrighted by Martin Wolf (U. Wisconsin), IceCube Neutrino Obs., NSF; ht: Alice Allen. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSunrise at the South Pole is unique, following months of darkness with months of sunshine. It can take weeks for the Sun to fully rise, unlike the hours it takes at mid-latitudes. Polar sunrise is caused by Earth's tilt as it orbits the Sun, not by Earth's rotation. Although an airless Earth at the pole would first see the Sun at an equinox, the atmosphere's lensing effect and the Sun's size alter this.
The Sun on 5 October 2021
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 October 2021, 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 5 October 2021 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 October 2021 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2020 NGC 5643: Nearby Spiral Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2020 Survey of the Stars See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the Thor’s Helmet Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2012 Thor’s Helmet Nebula imaged on the occasion of ESO’s 50th anniversary See it as a poster -
Released on 5 October 2016 VISTA views Messier 78 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 OCT 2021 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 5 OCT 2021.
Questions about October 5, 2021
What space photo was released on October 5, 2021?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 5, 2021 was "Sunrise at the South Pole". 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 5, 2021?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was October 5, 2021?
October 5, 2021 was a Tuesday, day 278 of the 365 days in 2021.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 5, 2021?
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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