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“Cataclysmic Dawn” is copyrighted by Mark A. Garlick (Space-art.co.uk). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis image shows a cataclysmic variable binary star system, where gas from a large star falls onto an accretion disk around a white dwarf. These systems can experience explosive dwarf novae when gas in the disk heats up. Future humans might ponder such events if living on a planet orbiting one of these systems.
The Sun on 11 January 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 January 2015, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 January 2015 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
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Released on 11 January 2023 NGC 346 (Hubble) See it as a poster -
Released on 11 January 2023 NGC 346 (Webb) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 JAN 2015 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 11 JAN 2015.
Questions about January 11, 2015
What space photo was released on January 11, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 11, 2015 was "Cataclysmic Dawn". 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 11, 2015?
A last quarter moon, about 66% lit.
What day of the week was January 11, 2015?
January 11, 2015 was a Sunday, day 11 of the 365 days in 2015.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 11, 2015?
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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