The sky on
your birthday.
“The Milky Way Over Mauna Kea” is copyrighted by Wally Pacholka. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteFrom a dark location, the faint band of our Milky Way Galaxy becomes visible across the sky. This image captures that band over Mauna Kea, Hawaii. The fuzzy swath contains billions of stars, the disk of our own spiral galaxy, seen from within.
The Earth on 27 January 2009 · Sahara, Algeria
NASA Terra took this picture on 27 January 2009, 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 27 January 2009 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2010 The surroundings of NGC 300 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2016 The sky around the dwarf galaxy IC 1613 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2021 The Vertical Magnetic Field of NGC 5775 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2016 The dwarf galaxy IC 1613 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2020 Bars and Baby Stars See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 JAN 2009 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 JAN 2009.
Questions about January 27, 2009
What space photo was released on January 27, 2009?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 27, 2009 was "The Milky Way Over Mauna Kea". 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 27, 2009?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was January 27, 2009?
January 27, 2009 was a Tuesday, day 27 of the 365 days in 2009.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 27, 2009?
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.