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October 17 birthday space photos

Born on October 17? Here is the space photo NASA or ESA released on October 17 in every year since 1995. Find your year and open its card to share it or print it.

32 years of photos October 17 birthdays fall under Libra.
SB-2025-10-17
UNCOMMON
Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon
SKYBORN
Ida and Dactyl: Asteroid and Moon
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2025 · Friday · Waning crescent
SB-2024-10-17
COMMON
The Sun on 17 October 2024
SKYBORN
The Sun on 17 October 2024
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2024 · Thursday · Full moon
SB-2023-10-17
UNCOMMON
PDS 70: Disk, Planets, and Moons
SKYBORN
PDS 70: Disk, Planets, and Moons
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2023 · Tuesday · Waxing crescent
SB-2022-10-17
UNCOMMON
X-Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst
SKYBORN
X-Ray Rings Around a Gamma Ray Burst
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2022 · Monday · Last quarter
SB-2021-10-17
UNCOMMON
The Einstein Cross Gravitational Lens
SKYBORN
The Einstein Cross Gravitational Lens
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2021 · Sunday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2020-10-17
COMMON
The Sun on 17 October 2020
SKYBORN
The Sun on 17 October 2020
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2020 · Saturday · New moon
SB-2019-10-17
UNCOMMON
Moons of Saturn
SKYBORN
Moons of Saturn
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2019 · Thursday · Waning gibbous
SB-2018-10-17
COMMON
The Sun on 17 October 2018
SKYBORN
The Sun on 17 October 2018
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2018 · Wednesday · First quarter
SB-2017-10-17
UNCOMMON
Haumea of the Outer Solar System
SKYBORN
Haumea of the Outer Solar System
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2017 · Tuesday · Waning crescent
SB-2016-10-17
UNCOMMON
The Toucan and the cluster
SKYBORN
The Toucan and the cluster
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
SKYBORN.APP

2016 · Monday · Full moon
SB-2015-10-17
COMMON
The Sun on 17 October 2015
SKYBORN
The Sun on 17 October 2015
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2015 · Saturday · Waxing crescent
SB-2014-10-17
COMMON
The Sun on 17 October 2014
SKYBORN
The Sun on 17 October 2014
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2014 · Friday · Last quarter
SB-2013-10-17
COMMON
The Sun on 17 October 2013
SKYBORN
The Sun on 17 October 2013
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2013 · Thursday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2012-10-17
COMMON
The Sun on 17 October 2012
SKYBORN
The Sun on 17 October 2012
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2012 · Wednesday · Waxing crescent
SB-2011-10-17
MYTHIC
Hubble revisits an old friend
SKYBORN
Hubble revisits an old friend
ESA / HUBBLE · PICTURE OF THE WEEK
SKYBORN.APP

2011 · Monday · Waning gibbous
SB-2010-10-17
UNCOMMON
NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
SKYBORN
NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2010 · Sunday · First quarter
SB-2009-10-17
COMMON
The Earth on 17 October 2009 · Madagascar
SKYBORN
The Earth on 17 October 2009 · Madagascar
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2009 · Saturday · New moon
SB-2008-10-17
UNCOMMON
An Extraordinary Voyage
SKYBORN
An Extraordinary Voyage
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2008 · Friday · Waning gibbous
SB-2007-10-17
UNCOMMON
I Zwicky 18: The Case of the Aging Galaxy
SKYBORN
I Zwicky 18: The Case of the Aging Galaxy
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2007 · Wednesday · First quarter
SB-2006-10-17
UNCOMMON
Clouds and Sand on the Horizon of Mars
SKYBORN
Clouds and Sand on the Horizon of Mars
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2006 · Tuesday · Waning crescent
SB-2005-10-17
COMMON
Short Gamma-Ray Bursts Localized
SKYBORN
Short Gamma-Ray Bursts Localized
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2005 · Monday · Full moon
SB-2004-10-17
RARE · HOLO
IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula
SKYBORN
IC 418: The Spirograph Nebula
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2004 · Sunday · Waxing crescent
SB-2003-10-17
COMMON
The Earth on 17 October 2003 · Madagascar
SKYBORN
The Earth on 17 October 2003 · Madagascar
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
SKYBORN.APP

2003 · Friday · Last quarter
SB-2002-10-17
UNCOMMON
Centaurus A: Young Blue Star Stream
SKYBORN
Centaurus A: Young Blue Star Stream
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2002 · Thursday · Waxing gibbous
SB-2001-10-17
UNCOMMON
Mars Engulfed
SKYBORN
Mars Engulfed
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2001 · Wednesday · New moon
SB-2000-10-17
UNCOMMON
Gemini North Images Bow Shock Near Galactic Center
SKYBORN
Gemini North Images Bow Shock Near Galactic Center
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

2000 · Tuesday · Waning gibbous
SB-1999-10-17
UNCOMMON
Black Holes in Galactic Centers
SKYBORN
Black Holes in Galactic Centers
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1999 · Sunday · First quarter
SB-1998-10-17
UNCOMMON
A Giant Globular Cluster in M31
SKYBORN
A Giant Globular Cluster in M31
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1998 · Saturday · Waning crescent
SB-1997-10-17
UNCOMMON
Mars: A Mist In Mariner Valley
SKYBORN
Mars: A Mist In Mariner Valley
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1997 · Friday · Full moon
SB-1996-10-17
RARE · HOLO
Proplyds: Infant Solar Systems?
SKYBORN
Proplyds: Infant Solar Systems?
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1996 · Thursday · Waxing crescent
SB-1995-10-17
UNCOMMON
Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges
SKYBORN
Galaxy Dwingeloo 1 Emerges
NASA APOD
SKYBORN.APP

1995 · Tuesday · Last quarter
SB-1994-10-17
UNCOMMON
Starbirth in the Early Universe
SKYBORN
Starbirth in the Early Universe
ESA / HUBBLE
SKYBORN.APP

1994 · Monday · Waxing gibbous

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The Sun on October 17

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographs the Sun every few seconds. Here is one frame from October 17 in each year since 2010.

The Sun on 17 October 2025 2025 The Sun on 17 October 2024 2024 The Sun on 17 October 2023 2023 The Sun on 17 October 2022 2022 The Sun on 17 October 2021 2021 The Sun on 17 October 2020 2020 The Sun on 17 October 2019 2019 The Sun on 17 October 2018 2018 The Sun on 17 October 2017 2017 The Sun on 17 October 2016 2016 The Sun on 17 October 2015 2015 The Sun on 17 October 2014 2014 The Sun on 17 October 2013 2013 The Sun on 17 October 2012 2012 The Sun on 17 October 2011 2011 The Sun on 17 October 2010 2010

The Earth on October 17

NASA satellites photograph the whole planet every day. Here is the view from orbit on October 17 in each year since 2000.

The Earth on 17 October 2025 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2025 The Earth on 17 October 2024 · Great Lakes 2024 The Earth on 17 October 2023 · Sahara, Algeria 2023 The Earth on 17 October 2022 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2022 The Earth on 17 October 2021 · Colorado Plateau 2021 The Earth on 17 October 2020 · Nile Delta and Sinai 2020 The Earth on 17 October 2019 · Pilbara, Western Australia 2019 The Earth on 17 October 2018 · Madagascar 2018 The Earth on 17 October 2017 · Italy and the Adriatic 2017 The Earth on 17 October 2016 · Gobi Desert 2016 The Earth on 17 October 2015 · Red Sea 2015 The Earth on 17 October 2014 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 2014 The Earth on 17 October 2013 · Namib Desert 2013 The Earth on 17 October 2012 · Caspian Sea 2012 The Earth on 17 October 2011 · Gobi Desert 2011 The Earth on 17 October 2010 · Madagascar 2010 The Earth on 17 October 2009 · Madagascar 2009 The Earth on 17 October 2008 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania 2008 The Earth on 17 October 2007 · Persian Gulf 2007 The Earth on 17 October 2006 · Red Sea 2006 The Earth on 17 October 2005 · Gobi Desert 2005 The Earth on 17 October 2004 · Sahara, Algeria 2004 The Earth on 17 October 2003 · Madagascar 2003 The Earth on 17 October 2002 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 2002 The Earth on 17 October 2001 · Pilbara, Western Australia 2001 The Earth on 17 October 2000 · Sahara, Algeria 2000