The sky on
your birthday.
“Big Dipper, Deep Sky” is copyrighted by Lorand Fenyes. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Big Dipper, a familiar asterism, points to distant galaxies in this deep sky view. M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, and M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, are spiral galaxies far beyond our own, seen on the left. To the right, M108, an edge-on spiral, and M97, the Owl Nebula, a planetary nebula, are also visible, all from Messier's catalog.
The Sun on 23 January 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 23 January 2016, 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 23 January 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 January 2016 · Atacama and the Andes See it as a poster -
Released on 23 January 2023 Tempestuous Young Stars in Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 23 January 2013 Wide-field view of part of Orion in visible light See it as a poster -
Released on 23 January 2018 Ribbons and Pearls of Spiral Galaxy NGC 1398 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 January 2019 October Revolution Island, Russia See it as a poster -
Released on 23 January 2017 Starbirth with a chance of winds? See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 JAN 2016 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 23 JAN 2016.
Questions about January 23, 2016
What space photo was released on January 23, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 23, 2016 was "Big Dipper, Deep Sky". 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 23, 2016?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was January 23, 2016?
January 23, 2016 was a Saturday, day 23 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 23, 2016?
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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