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“Comet Lovejoy's Tail” is copyrighted by Rogelio Bernal Andreo. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet Lovejoy's greenish coma and blue-tinted ion tail stretch across a field of stars in the constellation Taurus. The comet's coma appears only a little smaller than a full moon on the sky, though much fainter. Its tail is visible for over 4 degrees, corresponding to over 5 million kilometers at the comet's estimated distance.
The Sun on 17 January 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 January 2015, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 17 January 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 January 2015 · Namib Desert 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 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 17 JAN 2015.
Questions about January 17, 2015
What space photo was released on January 17, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 17, 2015 was "Comet Lovejoy's Tail". 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, 2015?
A waning crescent moon, about 10% lit.
What day of the week was January 17, 2015?
January 17, 2015 was a Saturday, day 17 of the 365 days in 2015.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 17, 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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