The sky on
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“LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat Nebula” is copyrighted by Mark Hanson and Mike Selby; Text: Michelle Thaller (NASA's GSFC). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteLDN 43, the Cosmic Bat Nebula, is a molecular cloud about 1,400 light-years away in Ophiuchus. It is dense enough to block light from background stars and from the nearby reflection nebula LBN 7. This twelve light-year-long filament of gas and dust resembles a vast cosmic bat.
The Sun on 27 October 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 27 October 2024, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 27 October 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 October 2024 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 Dark Reflections in the Southern Cross See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2008 Hubble resumes science operations See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 HAWK-I image of NGC 4030 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 HAWK-I image of Messier 100 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 HAWK-I image of NGC 2997 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 OCT 2024 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 OCT 2024.
Questions about October 27, 2024
What space photo was released on October 27, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 27, 2024 was "LDN 43: The Cosmic Bat 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 27, 2024?
A waning crescent moon, about 27% lit.
What day of the week was October 27, 2024?
October 27, 2024 was a Sunday, day 301 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 27, 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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