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“M78 and Orion Dust Reflections” is copyrighted by Marco Burali, Tiziano Capecchi, Marco Mancini (MTM observatory, Italy). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteTwo bright blue reflection nebulae, M78 and NGC 2071, are illuminated by the light of embedded stars. These dust clouds are part of the vast Orion Molecular Cloud complex, about 1,500 light-years distant. Astronomers study these regions to understand how stars form within them.
The Sun on 24 January 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 24 January 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 24 January 2017 · Himalaya and Tibet See it as a poster -
Released on 24 January 2004 Valles Marineris from Mars Express See it as a poster -
Released on 24 January 2016 Star Cluster R136 Bursts Out See it as a poster -
Released on 24 January 2017 Supernova SN 2014C Optical and X-Ray See it as a poster -
Released on 24 January 2011 The secret of stellar youth See it as a poster -
Released on 24 January 2022 Strike! See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 24 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 24 JAN 2017.
Questions about January 24, 2017
What space photo was released on January 24, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 24, 2017 was "M78 and Orion Dust Reflections". 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 24, 2017?
A waning crescent moon, about 11% lit.
What day of the week was January 24, 2017?
January 24, 2017 was a Tuesday, day 24 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 24, 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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