The sky on
your birthday.
M100 and the Expanding Universe
The galaxy M100 is a grand-design spiral, much like our own Milky Way. Its distance has been key to measuring the expansion rate of the universe, known as the Hubble Constant. Astronomers use observations from the Hubble Space Telescope to refine these critical cosmic measurements.
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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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Released on 9 January 2012 Mapping dark matter in galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2014 New Hubble infrared view of the Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2014 Digitized Sky Survey Image of Star Field Around M83 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2014 Hubble optical view of the Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2021 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the desert nation's second-most populous city with 3.5 million residents, is pictured See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 JAN 1996 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 9 JAN 1996.
Questions about January 9, 1996
What space photo was released on January 9, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 9, 1996 was "M100 and the Expanding Universe". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on January 9, 1996?
A waning gibbous moon, about 87% lit.
What day of the week was January 9, 1996?
January 9, 1996 was a Tuesday, day 9 of the 366 days in 1996.
Is it free?
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