The sky on
your birthday.
“From Orion to the Southern Cross” is copyrighted by Lucy Yunxi Hu. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe familiar constellation of Orion is on the far left, featuring its three belt stars and the Orion Nebula. Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, is just left of center. The central band of our Milky Way Galaxy arches across the image center. On the far right are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.
The Sun on 18 January 2022
NASA SDO took this picture on 18 January 2022, 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 18 January 2022 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 18 January 2022 · Atacama and the Andes See it as a poster -
Released on 18 January 2018 Wide-field view of Abell 1758 (ground-based view) See it as a poster -
Released on 18 January 2021 Colours of the Lost Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 18 January 2021 Earth's atmospheric glow and the aurora blanket the horizon as the International Space Station orbited 263 miles See it as a poster -
Released on 18 January 2024 The sun's last rays illuminate Earth's atmosphere and refract in the camera lense in this photograph of an orbital See it as a poster -
Released on 18 January 2024 The sun's last rays illuminate Earth's atmosphere in this photograph of an orbital sunset from the International Space See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 18 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 18 JAN 2022.
Questions about January 18, 2022
What space photo was released on January 18, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 18, 2022 was "From Orion to the Southern Cross". 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 18, 2022?
A full moon, about 100% lit.
What day of the week was January 18, 2022?
January 18, 2022 was a Tuesday, day 18 of the 365 days in 2022.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 18, 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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