The sky on
your birthday.
Saturnian Aurora
Saturn's rings are a spectacular sight, but the Hubble Space Telescope's STIS instrument also reveals ultraviolet aurora. These pole-encircling rings tower more than 1,000 miles above the cloud tops. Like Earth's aurora, they are caused by energetic charged particles from the solar wind funneled into the atmosphere.
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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 1998 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 1998.
Questions about January 9, 1998
What space photo was released on January 9, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 9, 1998 was "Saturnian Aurora". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on January 9, 1998?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 85% lit.
What day of the week was January 9, 1998?
January 9, 1998 was a Friday, day 9 of the 365 days in 1998.
Is it free?
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