The sky on
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“Milky Way Illustrated” is copyrighted by Mark Garlick (Space-art). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSince we are inside the Milky Way and opaque dust blocks our view in visible light, no one knows for sure what our galaxy looks like from afar. This drawing, however, is a good guess based on many different types of observations. The Milky Way's center has a very bright core region around a large black hole. Its central bulge is thought to be an asymmetrical bar of relatively old, red stars, with spiral arms in the outer regions.
The Earth on 4 January 2005 · Pilbara, Western Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 4 January 2005, the day itself, not a release date.
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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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The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 January 2005 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 4 January 2024 Zeta Oph: Runaway Star See it as a poster -
Released on 4 January 2016 Earthset from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter See it as a poster -
Released on 4 January 2025 A red and green aurora shimmers brightly above Ontario, Canada See it as a poster -
Released on 4 January 2025 A red and green aurora borealis above Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence See it as a poster -
Released on 4 January 2025 An aurora shimmers and dances above the city lights of Canada See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 JAN 2005 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 4 JAN 2005.
Questions about January 4, 2005
What space photo was released on January 4, 2005?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 4, 2005 was "Milky Way Illustrated". 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 4, 2005?
A last quarter moon, about 37% lit.
What day of the week was January 4, 2005?
January 4, 2005 was a Tuesday, day 4 of the 365 days in 2005.
Was there a meteor shower on January 4, 2005?
Yes: the Quadrantid shower, peak tonight.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 4, 2005?
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.