The sky on
your birthday.
Infrared Trifid
The Trifid Nebula, also known as M20, is an easy find in Sagittarius with a small telescope. Visible light shows the nebula divided into three parts by dark, obscuring dust lanes. This infrared image from the Spitzer Space Telescope, however, reveals filaments of luminous gas and newborn stars. Astronomers used this data to count newborn and embryonic stars hidden from visible light.
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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 13 January 2005 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2005 Meandering Tracks on Husband See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2011 WISE Beholds a Pair of Dancing Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2012 Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2019 Tycho's Supernova Remnant in X-ray See it as a poster -
Released on 13 January 2025 Jetting into space See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 13 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 13 JAN 2005.
Questions about January 13, 2005
What space photo was released on January 13, 2005?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 13, 2005 was "Infrared Trifid". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on January 13, 2005?
A waxing crescent moon, about 9% lit.
What day of the week was January 13, 2005?
January 13, 2005 was a Thursday, day 13 of the 365 days in 2005.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 13, 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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