The sky on
your birthday.
X-Ray Mystery in RCW 38
A cluster of powerful, young stars, RCW 38, glows in X-rays, about 6,000 light-years away in Vela. The Chandra Observatory captured this image, showing point-like X-ray sources from the stars' hot atmospheres. A diffuse cloud of X-rays surrounds them, with different colors indicating different energy levels. Blue shows high energies, green is medium, and red is low energy X-rays.
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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 8 January 2005 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 8 January 2007 New stars shed light on the past See it as a poster -
Released on 8 January 2008 Dwarf Galaxy Holmberg IX See it as a poster -
Released on 8 January 2014 Galaxy cluster Abell 1689 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 January 2024 When one plus one (eventually) equals one See it as a poster -
Released on 8 January 2007 Overview of the region around N90 (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 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 8 JAN 2005.
Questions about January 8, 2005
What space photo was released on January 8, 2005?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 8, 2005 was "X-Ray Mystery in RCW 38". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on January 8, 2005?
A waning crescent moon, about 5% lit.
What day of the week was January 8, 2005?
January 8, 2005 was a Saturday, day 8 of the 365 days in 2005.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 8, 2005?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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