The sky on
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Ringside with Titan and Dione
Saturn's moons, like Titan and Dione, have a constant view of the gas giant and its rings. The Cassini spacecraft, while orbiting Saturn, shares this perspective. The rings cut across the middle of this image, casting arcing shadows across the planet's cloud tops. Titan is Saturn's largest moon, and Dione is its third largest.
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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 5 January 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 January 2012 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 New view of the Pillars of Creation: visible See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 Digitized Sky Survey Image of the Eagle Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 New view of the Pillars of Creation: infrared See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 The area around the Andromeda Galaxy (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2016 Andromeda in High-Energy X-rays See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 JAN 2012 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 5 JAN 2012.
Questions about January 5, 2012
What space photo was released on January 5, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 5, 2012 was "Ringside with Titan and Dione". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on January 5, 2012?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 86% lit.
What day of the week was January 5, 2012?
January 5, 2012 was a Thursday, day 5 of the 366 days in 2012.
Was there a meteor shower on January 5, 2012?
Yes: the Quadrantid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 5, 2012?
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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