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“Kitt Peak National Observatory” is copyrighted by AURA. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteKitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, Arizona, houses a major collection of telescopes. The 3.5-meter WIYN Telescope, visible on the far left, is known for tracking distant supernovae. The triangular building houses the McMath-Pierce Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope.
Spiral galaxy NGC 253
ESO released this picture on 15 January 1999. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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Released on 18 January 2018 Wide-field view of Abell 1758 (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 18 January 2021 Colours of the Lost Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 18 January 2019 View of the Earth's limb with an aurora See it as a poster -
Released on 18 January 2021 Earth's atmospheric glow and the aurora blanket the horizon as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles See it as a poster -
Released on 18 January 2024 The sun's last rays illuminate Earth's atmosphere and refract in the camera lense in this photograph of an orbital See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 JAN 1999 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 18 JAN 1999.
Questions about January 18, 1999
What space photo was released on January 18, 1999?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 18, 1999 was "Kitt Peak National Observatory". 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 18, 1999?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was January 18, 1999?
January 18, 1999 was a Monday, day 18 of the 365 days in 1999.
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