The sky on
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“An Airglow Fan from Lake to Sky” is copyrighted by Dave Lane; Rollover Annotation: Judy Schmidt. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis fan-like green glow, captured near Bryce Canyon, is called airglow. It appears to rise from the lake through the arch of the Milky Way. Airglow is caused by atmospheric gravity waves, ripples of air pressure about 90 kilometers up. Unlike auroras, airglow is not powered by energetic charged particles and can be seen at lower latitudes.
The Sun on 27 January 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 27 January 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 January 2016 · Atacama and the Andes See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2010 The surroundings of NGC 300 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2016 The sky around the dwarf galaxy IC 1613 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2021 The Vertical Magnetic Field of NGC 5775 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2016 The dwarf galaxy IC 1613 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 January 2020 Bars and Baby Stars See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 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 27 JAN 2016.
Questions about January 27, 2016
What space photo was released on January 27, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 27, 2016 was "An Airglow Fan from Lake to 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 27, 2016?
A waning gibbous moon, about 91% lit.
What day of the week was January 27, 2016?
January 27, 2016 was a Wednesday, day 27 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 27, 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.
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