Astronomy Picture of the Day · October 1998

APOD, October 1998

31 entries from October 1998: 31 images and 0 videos. 3 carry a copyright notice from the credited creator.

Happy 40th Birthday, NASA! October 1, 1998

Happy 40th Birthday, NASA!

Credit: Courtesy KSC, NASA
Magnetar In The Sky October 2, 1998

Magnetar In The Sky

Edward Wright (UCLA), COBE Project, Courtesy MSFC, NASA
Sputnik: Traveling Companion October 3, 1998

Sputnik: Traveling Companion

Credit: Courtesy NASA History Office
One Small Step October 4, 1998

One Small Step

Credit: Apollo 11 Crew, NASA
A Sunspot Up Close October 5, 1998

A Sunspot Up Close

Credit: Vacuum Tower Telescope, NSO, NOAO
Comet Williams in 1998 October 6, 1998 · Copyrighted

Comet Williams in 1998

Credit & Copyright: Gordon Garradd
Ocean Planet Pole To Pole October 7, 1998

Ocean Planet Pole To Pole

Credit: SeaWiFS Project, ORBIMAGE, GSFC, NASA
Far Side of the Moon October 8, 1998

Far Side of the Moon

Credit: Apollo 16, NASA
M27: Not A Comet October 9, 1998

M27: Not A Comet

Credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT, ESO
Maria Mitchell Inspires a Generation October 10, 1998 · Copyrighted

Maria Mitchell Inspires a Generation

Credit and Copyright: Helen Wright
Resolving Mira October 11, 1998

Resolving Mira

Credit: M. Karovska (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) et al., FOC, ESA, NASA
The Hubble Deep Field in Infrared October 12, 1998

The Hubble Deep Field in Infrared

Credit: R. I. Thompson (U. Arizona), NICMOS, HST, NASA
In the Center of the Dumbbell Nebula October 13, 1998

In the Center of the Dumbbell Nebula

Credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT, ESO
The World's Largest Ozone Hole October 14, 1998

The World's Largest Ozone Hole

Credit: SVS TOMS, NASA
A Great Day For SOHO October 15, 1998

A Great Day For SOHO

Credit: SOHO – EIT Consortium, ESA, NASA
Io Aurora October 16, 1998

Io Aurora

Credit: Galileo Project, University Of Arizona (PIRL), JPL, NASA
A Giant Globular Cluster in M31 October 17, 1998

A Giant Globular Cluster in M31

Credit: M. Rich, K. Mighell, and J. D. Neill (Columbia University), and W. Freedman (Carnegie Observatories), NASA
Saturn's Rings Seen Sideways October 18, 1998

Saturn's Rings Seen Sideways

Credit: Erich Karkoschka (University of Arizona Lunar & Planetary Lab), NASA
Olympus Mons from Orbit October 19, 1998

Olympus Mons from Orbit

Credit: Mars Global Surveyor Project, MSSS, JPL, NASA
Infrared Uranus October 20, 1998

Infrared Uranus

Credit: E. Karkoschka et al. (University of Arizona), NICMOS, HST, NASA
The Case of the Missing Aurora October 21, 1998

The Case of the Missing Aurora

Credit: J. P. Dwyer
Jupiter: When Storms Collide October 22, 1998

Jupiter: When Storms Collide

Credit: Top – A. Simon, R. Beebe (NMSU), STScI; Bottom – Galileo Project, JPL; NASA
Seyfert Galaxy NGC 7742 October 23, 1998

Seyfert Galaxy NGC 7742

Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/ STScI/ NASA)
The Sun Also Rises October 24, 1998

The Sun Also Rises

Credit: STS-47 Crew, NASA
The Pleiades Star Cluster October 25, 1998 · Copyrighted

The Pleiades Star Cluster

Credit & Copyright: David Malin (AAO), AATB, ROE, UKS Telescope
An Ion Drive for Deep Space 1 October 26, 1998

An Ion Drive for Deep Space 1

Credit: New Millennium Program, JPL, NASA
Henrietta Leavitt Calibrates the Stars October 27, 1998

Henrietta Leavitt Calibrates the Stars

Credit: AAVSO
NGC 6210: The “Turtle in Space” Planetary Nebula October 28, 1998

NGC 6210: The “Turtle in Space” Planetary Nebula

Credit: R. Rubin (NASA/Ames) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA
John Glenn: Friendship 7 To Discovery October 29, 1998

John Glenn: Friendship 7 To Discovery

Credit: Courtesy NASA
John Glenn: Discovery Launch October 30, 1998

John Glenn: Discovery Launch

Credit: Courtesy KSC, NASA
Bats And The Barren Moon October 31, 1998

Bats And The Barren Moon

Credit: Apollo 17, NASA

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