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“Night and Day above Almost Planet Sounio” is copyrighted by Chris Kotsiopoulos. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis remarkable 24-hour mosaic was taken from Sounio, Greece, on Earth. The top half of the picture shows night images, with star trails lasting up to 11 hours. The bottom half shows day images, with the Sun captured every 15 minutes. The center of the image uses a wide-angle projection, showing the ground but also the curved horizon, making it look like a tiny planet.
The Sun on 17 January 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 January 2011, 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 Sun on your day The Sun on 17 January 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 January 2011 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2017 Full disk of the Sun See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2017 ALMA observes the Sun See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2013 Overview of the Large Magellanic Cloud (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2018 Wide-field image of the sky around the globular star cluster NGC 3201 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2025 Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 JAN 2011 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 17 JAN 2011.
Questions about January 17, 2011
What space photo was released on January 17, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 17, 2011 was "Night and Day above Almost Planet Sounio". 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 17, 2011?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was January 17, 2011?
January 17, 2011 was a Monday, day 17 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 17, 2011?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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