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“Unexpected Clouds Toward the Andromeda Galaxy” is copyrighted by Yann Sainty & Marcel Drechsler. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteArcs of gas emitting oxygen have been discovered near the Andromeda galaxy, and astronomers are not sure why. These blue arcs were first confirmed by amateur astronomers just last year. One theory is that they are close to Andromeda, while another suggests they are filaments within our own Milky Way. Adding to the mystery, these arcs were not seen in previous images of M31 taken in hydrogen light.
The Sun on 17 January 2023
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 January 2023, 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 17 January 2023 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 January 2023 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2017 Full disk of the Sun See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2017 ALMA observes the Sun See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2013 Overview of the Large Magellanic Cloud (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2018 Wide-field image of the sky around the globular star cluster NGC 3201 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2025 Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 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 17 JAN 2023.
Questions about January 17, 2023
What space photo was released on January 17, 2023?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 17, 2023 was "Unexpected Clouds Toward the Andromeda Galaxy". 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 17, 2023?
A waning crescent moon, about 21% lit.
What day of the week was January 17, 2023?
January 17, 2023 was a Tuesday, day 17 of the 365 days in 2023.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 17, 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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