The sky on
your birthday.
“Layer Cake Sunset” is copyrighted by Yuri Beletsky. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis sunset over the Pacific Ocean, seen from Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, shows the Sun appearing to be sliced into many layers. This effect happens when light passes through atmospheric layers with different temperatures and densities. The different densities bend the light at slightly different angles, creating the stacked appearance.
The Sun on 20 January 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 20 January 2017, 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 20 January 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 20 January 2017 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 20 January 2010 The Cat's Paw Nebula* See it as a poster -
Released on 20 January 2020 Caught “Pink-Handed” See it as a poster -
Released on 20 January 2026 The precious rings of space See it as a poster -
Released on 20 January 2026 Helix Nebula (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 20 January 2010 Around the Cat's Paw Nebula See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 JAN 2017 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 20 JAN 2017.
Questions about January 20, 2017
What space photo was released on January 20, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 20, 2017 was "Layer Cake Sunset". 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 20, 2017?
A last quarter moon, about 48% lit.
What day of the week was January 20, 2017?
January 20, 2017 was a Friday, day 20 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 20, 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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