The sky on
your birthday.
“The Small Cloud of Magellan” is copyrighted by José Mtanous. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Small Magellanic Cloud is a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, about 200,000 light-years away. It is easily visible to observers in the Southern Hemisphere. Ferdinand Magellan and his crew studied it during their circumnavigation of Earth in the early 1500s, leading to its name.
The Sun on 5 January 2021
NASA SDO took this picture on 5 January 2021, 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 5 January 2021 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 January 2021 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 New view of the Pillars of Creation: visible See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 Digitized Sky Survey Image of the Eagle Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 New view of the Pillars of Creation: infrared See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2015 The area around the Andromeda Galaxy (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 5 January 2016 Andromeda in High-Energy X-rays See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 JAN 2021 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 5 JAN 2021.
Questions about January 5, 2021
What space photo was released on January 5, 2021?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 5, 2021 was "The Small Cloud of Magellan". 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 5, 2021?
A last quarter moon, about 59% lit.
What day of the week was January 5, 2021?
January 5, 2021 was a Tuesday, day 5 of the 365 days in 2021.
Was there a meteor shower on January 5, 2021?
Yes: the Quadrantid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 5, 2021?
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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