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“The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus” is copyrighted by Stephen Leshin. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Elephant's Trunk Nebula, also known as vdB 142, winds through the star cluster complex IC 1396 in Cepheus. This cosmic trunk is over 20 light-years long. The image highlights bright, swept-back ridges of ionized hydrogen, sculpted by the winds of young stars.
The Sun on 19 January 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 19 January 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 19 January 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 19 January 2017 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 19 January 2012 Digitized Sky Survey image of the Helix Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 19 January 2012 VISTA’s look at the Helix Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 19 January 2009 Digitized Sky Survey image of NGC 253 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 January 2026 CTB 1: The Medulla Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 19 January 2009 The starburst galaxy NGC 253 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 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 19 JAN 2017.
Questions about January 19, 2017
What space photo was released on January 19, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 19, 2017 was "The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus". 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 19, 2017?
A last quarter moon, about 59% lit.
What day of the week was January 19, 2017?
January 19, 2017 was a Thursday, day 19 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 19, 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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