The sky on
your birthday.
“The Great Nebula in Orion” is copyrighted by J. Ware. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Great Nebula in Orion, a stellar nursery about 1,500 light years away, sits just below Orion's belt. The red region on the left, M42 and M43, contains the bright Trapezium star cluster. The blue region on the right is a reflection nebula, lit by the stars within it.
Colour rendering of Orion Nebula area
ESO released this picture on 29 January 1998. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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 27 January 2010 The surroundings of NGC 300 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2016 The sky around the dwarf galaxy IC 1613 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2021 The Vertical Magnetic Field of NGC 5775 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2016 The dwarf galaxy IC 1613 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2020 Bars and Baby Stars See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 JAN 1998 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 JAN 1998.
Questions about January 27, 1998
What space photo was released on January 27, 1998?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 27, 1998 was "The Great Nebula in Orion". 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 January 27, 1998?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was January 27, 1998?
January 27, 1998 was a Tuesday, day 27 of the 365 days in 1998.
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