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“Quadruple Lunar Halo Over Winter Road” is copyrighted by Dani Caxete. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSometimes ice crystals in the atmosphere create halos around the Moon. This image from Madrid, Spain, in 2012 shows the Moon with four lunar halos. The brightest object is the Moon, near the top. Light from the Moon refracts through tumbling hexagonal ice crystals, creating a 22-degree halo around it.
The Sun on 2 January 2022
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 January 2022, 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 2 January 2022 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 January 2022 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 2 January 2012 Smoke without fire: a different view of the cigar galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 2 January 2023 The city lights of Mumbai, India, on the coast of the Arabian Sea are pictured from the International Space Station See it as a poster -
Released on 2 January 2020 - A view of the Germination of ABI Voyager Barley Seeds in Microgravity CubeLab aboard the International Space Station See it as a poster -
Released on 2 January 2018 Unexpected X-Rays from Perseus Galaxy Cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 2 January 2007 Light from the First Stars See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 JAN 2022 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 2 JAN 2022.
Questions about January 2, 2022
What space photo was released on January 2, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 2, 2022 was "Quadruple Lunar Halo Over Winter Road". 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 2, 2022?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was January 2, 2022?
January 2, 2022 was a Sunday, day 2 of the 365 days in 2022.
Was there a meteor shower on January 2, 2022?
Yes: the Quadrantid shower, peaks in 2 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 2, 2022?
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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