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“Tails of Comet ZTF” is copyrighted by Jose Francisco Hernández. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is brightening as it approaches the Sun and Earth, and may soon be visible without a telescope. This image shows the comet with three distinct ion tails against a field of stars. Comet brightness is difficult to predict, but it will be closest to the Sun this week.
The Sun on 9 January 2023
NASA SDO took this picture on 9 January 2023, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 9 January 2023 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 9 January 2023 · Himalaya and Tibet See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2012 Mapping dark matter in galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2014 New Hubble infrared view of the Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2014 Digitized Sky Survey Image of Star Field Around M83 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2014 Hubble optical view of the Tarantula Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 9 January 2021 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the desert nation's second-most populous city with 3.5 million residents, is pictured See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 JAN 2023 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 9 JAN 2023.
Questions about January 9, 2023
What space photo was released on January 9, 2023?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 9, 2023 was "Tails of Comet ZTF". 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 9, 2023?
A waning gibbous moon, about 94% lit.
What day of the week was January 9, 2023?
January 9, 2023 was a Monday, day 9 of the 365 days in 2023.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 9, 2023?
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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