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“NGC 1499: The California Nebula” is copyrighted by this cosmic cloud. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis cosmic cloud, NGC 1499, drifts through the Orion Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy. It echoes the outline of California on the west coast of the United States. The California Nebula shines with the reddish glow of hydrogen atoms, and it is about 1,500 light-years from us.
The Sun on 22 October 2022
NASA SDO took this picture on 22 October 2022, 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 22 October 2022 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 22 October 2022 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
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 2026 N159 (wide view) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 OCT 2022 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 2022.
Questions about October 22, 2022
What space photo was released on October 22, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 22, 2022 was "NGC 1499: The California Nebula". 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 22, 2022?
A waning crescent moon, about 9% lit.
What day of the week was October 22, 2022?
October 22, 2022 was a Saturday, day 295 of the 365 days in 2022.
Was there a meteor shower on October 22, 2022?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 22, 2022?
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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