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GOES-16: Moon over Planet Earth
The GOES-16 satellite, launched last November, now observes Earth from a geostationary orbit. Its Advanced Baseline Imager captured this view of Earth and a gibbous Moon on January 15. While the stark, airless Moon is not its primary focus, GOES-16 provides high-resolution, full-disk images of Earth every 15 minutes in 16 spectral channels.
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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 26 January 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 26 January 2017 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2023 Active Galaxy NGC 1275 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2021 The Republic of China's Dongsha Atoll National Park is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2022 The semi-desert, southern coast of Iran on the Persian Gulf is pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2022 The city lights of Cairo and New Cairo City in Egypt are pictured during an orbital nightime pass See it as a poster -
Released on 26 January 2022 The city lights of Tabuk, a Saudi Arabian city near the border with Jordan, are pictured during an orbital nightime See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 26 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 26 JAN 2017.
Questions about January 26, 2017
What space photo was released on January 26, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 26, 2017 was "GOES-16: Moon over Planet Earth". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on January 26, 2017?
A new moon, about 2% lit.
What day of the week was January 26, 2017?
January 26, 2017 was a Thursday, day 26 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 26, 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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