The sky on
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“Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273” is copyrighted by Wolfgang Ries/Stefan Heutz. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe image features two interacting galaxies, cataloged as Arp 273, located over 300 million light-years away. Their distorted shapes are due to the gravitational forces they exert on each other during close encounters. While they appear peculiar, such interacting galaxies are common throughout the universe. The spiky stars in the foreground are within our own Milky Way.
The Sun on 5 January 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 January 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 5 January 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 January 2017 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 New view of the Pillars of Creation: visible See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 Digitized Sky Survey Image of the Eagle Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 New view of the Pillars of Creation: infrared See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 The area around the Andromeda Galaxy (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2016 Andromeda in High-Energy X-rays See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 JAN 2017 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 5 JAN 2017.
Questions about January 5, 2017
What space photo was released on January 5, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 5, 2017 was "Peculiar Galaxies of Arp 273". 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 5, 2017?
A first quarter moon, about 49% lit.
What day of the week was January 5, 2017?
January 5, 2017 was a Thursday, day 5 of the 365 days in 2017.
Was there a meteor shower on January 5, 2017?
Yes: the Quadrantid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 5, 2017?
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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