The sky on
your birthday.
“NGC 247 and Friends” is copyrighted by Eric Benson. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 247, a spiral galaxy smaller than our Milky Way, is about 70,000 light-years across. Only 11 million light-years distant, it is nearby and dominates this telescopic field of view toward the southern constellation Cetus. Tilted nearly edge-on, it has a pronounced void on one side of its disk. Many background galaxies are also visible in this sharp portrait.
The Sun on 16 January 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 January 2020, 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 16 January 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 January 2020 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2004 Spirit and Its Now-Empty Mother Ship See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2013 Wide-field view of the Lupus 3 dark cloud and associated hot young stars See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2013 The Lupus 3 dark cloud and associated hot young stars See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2003 Bright galaxies in the Virgo cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 16 January 2022 The atmospheric plume from an underwater volcano eruption in the Pacific nation of Tonga is pictured See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 JAN 2020 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 16 JAN 2020.
Questions about January 16, 2020
What space photo was released on January 16, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 16, 2020 was "NGC 247 and Friends". 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 16, 2020?
A last quarter moon, about 65% lit.
What day of the week was January 16, 2020?
January 16, 2020 was a Thursday, day 16 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 16, 2020?
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.