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“Red Aurora Over Australia” is copyrighted by Alex Cherney (Terrastro, TWAN). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteA solar storm in 2012 caused a spectacular red aurora over Australia. Particles from active sunspot region 1402 showered Earth, exciting oxygen atoms high in the atmosphere. When these excited electrons returned to their ground state, they emitted a red glow. If the oxygen atoms had been lower in the atmosphere, the aurora would have appeared green.
The Sun on 29 January 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 29 January 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 29 January 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 29 January 2017 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 29 January 2014 Storm of Stars in the Trifid Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 29 January 2012 Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 See it as a poster -
Released on 29 January 2023 Barnard 68: Dark Molecular Cloud See it as a poster -
Released on 29 January 2018 A diamond in the rough See it as a poster -
Released on 29 January 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the nearby brown dwarf pair Luhman 16AB See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 29 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 29 JAN 2017.
Questions about January 29, 2017
What space photo was released on January 29, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 29, 2017 was "Red Aurora Over Australia". 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 29, 2017?
A new moon, about 4% lit.
What day of the week was January 29, 2017?
January 29, 2017 was a Sunday, day 29 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 29, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.