The sky on
your birthday.
“M27: Not a Comet” is copyrighted by Francesco Sferlazza, Franco Sgueglia. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteCharles Messier was a comet hunter in the 18th century. He made a list of objects that were definitely not comets, and M27, the Dumbbell Nebula, is number 27 on that list. This is a planetary nebula, the glowing remains of a Sun-like star that shed its outer layers. It sits about 1,200 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula.
The Sun on 5 October 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 October 2024, 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 5 October 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 October 2024 · Nile Delta and Sinai 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 2024 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 2024.
Questions about October 5, 2024
What space photo was released on October 5, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 5, 2024 was "M27: Not a Comet". 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, 2024?
A waxing crescent moon, about 6% lit.
What day of the week was October 5, 2024?
October 5, 2024 was a Saturday, day 279 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 5, 2024?
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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