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“Alaskan Moondogs” is copyrighted by Sebastian Saarloos. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMoonlight illuminates a snowy scene in Alaska, captured on January 17. The first quarter Moon, overexposed near the western horizon, is surrounded by an icy halo. Flanking the Moon are luminous apparitions called moondogs, or paraselenae. These are produced by moonlight refracted through thin, hexagonal, plate-shaped ice crystals in the atmosphere.
The Sun on 26 January 2013
NASA SDO took this picture on 26 January 2013, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 26 January 2013 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 26 January 2013 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2023 Active Galaxy NGC 1275 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2021 The Republic of China's Dongsha Atoll National Park is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2022 The semi-desert, southern coast of Iran on the Persian Gulf is pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2022 The city lights of Cairo and New Cairo City in Egypt are pictured during an orbital nightime pass See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2022 The city lights of Tabuk, a Saudi Arabian city near the border with Jordan, are pictured during an orbital nightime See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 JAN 2013 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 26 JAN 2013.
Questions about January 26, 2013
What space photo was released on January 26, 2013?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 26, 2013 was "Alaskan Moondogs". 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 26, 2013?
A full moon, about 100% lit.
What day of the week was January 26, 2013?
January 26, 2013 was a Saturday, day 26 of the 365 days in 2013.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 26, 2013?
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.
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