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A Comet and a Crab
This wide field of view in Taurus shows the Crab Nebula, Messier 1, and a passing comet. The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova observed in 1054, still expanding at high speed. M1 was the first object in Charles Messier's catalog of non-comets. The comet, likely a periodic visitor, appears as a faint fuzzy patch.
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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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Released on 22 October 2012 Violent star formation episodes in dwarf galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2024 M16: Pillars of Star Creation See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2001 Hugli River Delta, India See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2015 Hubble Frontier Fields view of MACSJ0416.1 to 2403 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 October 2015 Hubble Frontier Fields view of MACSJ0717.5+3745 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 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 22 OCT 2021.