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“NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula” is copyrighted by StarryScapes. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteTen thousand years ago, a new light appeared in the night sky and faded after a few weeks. That light was an exploding star, and its colorful expanding cloud is the Veil Nebula. This is NGC 6960, the Witch's Broom Nebula, the western end of the Veil. The gas gets its colors by impacting and exciting existing nearby gas.
The Earth on 1 January 2003 · Red Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 1 January 2003, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on 1 January 2002 Cygnus X-1 (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 JAN 2003 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 1 JAN 2003.
Questions about January 1, 2003
What space photo was released on January 1, 2003?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 1, 2003 was "NGC 6960: The Witch's Broom Nebula". 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 1, 2003?
A waning crescent moon, about 4% lit.
What day of the week was January 1, 2003?
January 1, 2003 was a Wednesday, day 1 of the 365 days in 2003.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 1, 2003?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.