The sky on
your birthday.
“Colorful Aurora over New Zealand” is copyrighted by Tristian McDonald. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe night sky over Lindis Pass, New Zealand, offered a surprising display of aurora. This single exposure captured pervasive red and green picket-fence aurora, a red SAR arc, and a STEVE. These phenomena outshone the Milky Way's center and its satellite galaxies, the LMC and SMC. A meteor and the Moon also contributed to this dynamic celestial event.
The Sun on 16 October 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 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 16 October 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 October 2024 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 16 October 2013 Wide-field view of the sky around the distant active galaxy PKS 1830-211 See it as a poster -
Released on 16 October 2012 The bright star Alpha Centauri and its surroundings See it as a poster -
Released on 16 October 2007 I Zwicky 18 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 16 October 2023 ‘S’ is for ‘Spiral’, ‘AB’ is for … ‘Weakly Barred’ See it as a poster -
Released on 16 October 2013 Wide-field view of the galaxy NGC1433 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 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 16 OCT 2024.
Questions about October 16, 2024
What space photo was released on October 16, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 16, 2024 was "Colorful Aurora over New Zealand". 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 16, 2024?
A full moon, about 98% lit.
What day of the week was October 16, 2024?
October 16, 2024 was a Wednesday, day 290 of the 366 days in 2024.
Was there a meteor shower on October 16, 2024?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaks in 5 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 16, 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.
Is it free?
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