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“Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula” is copyrighted by Eric Coles. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Jellyfish Nebula, also known as IC 443, is a faint and elusive supernova remnant. This telescopic mosaic reveals its arcing ridge of emission and dangling tentacles. The cosmic jellyfish is the expanding debris cloud from a massive star that exploded, with light from the event reaching Earth about 30,000 years ago. Bright star Eta Geminorum anchors the scene below.
The Sun on 7 January 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 7 January 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 7 January 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 7 January 2017 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2007 The full COSMOS survey field See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2007 Excerpt of the COSMOS survey in full resolution See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2007 DSS COSMOS field (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2007 The COSMOS survey See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the dark nebula LDN 483 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 7 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 7 JAN 2017.
Questions about January 7, 2017
What space photo was released on January 7, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 7, 2017 was "Sharpless 249 and the Jellyfish Nebula". 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 7, 2017?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 70% lit.
What day of the week was January 7, 2017?
January 7, 2017 was a Saturday, day 7 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 7, 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.
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