The sky on
your birthday.
NGC 1232: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy
The Very Large Telescope captured the grand spiral galaxy NGC 1232, revealing its intricate structure. Millions of bright stars and dark dust lanes are caught in a gravitational swirl, forming spiral arms. Open clusters of blue stars are scattered along these arms, while dense dust lanes lie between them, all part of this distant galaxy.
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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 1 January 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 January 2024 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 1 January 2018 Ribbons and pearls See it as a poster -
Released on 1 January 2012 To Fly Free in Space See it as a poster -
Released on 1 January 2020 Betelgeuse Imagined See it as a poster -
Released on 1 January 2018 Lasers and supermassive black holes See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 JAN 2024 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 1 JAN 2024.
Questions about January 1, 2024
What space photo was released on January 1, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 1, 2024 was "NGC 1232: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on January 1, 2024?
A waning gibbous moon, about 75% lit.
What day of the week was January 1, 2024?
January 1, 2024 was a Monday, day 1 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 1, 2024?
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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