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The Cat's Eye Nebula in Optical and X-ray
The Cat's Eye Nebula is a planetary nebula, the expelled gas from a dying star like our Sun. It is one of the brightest and most detailed planetary nebulae known. The central star, a white dwarf, may have created the outer shells by shedding layers in a series of convulsions. This image combines optical data from Hubble and X-ray data from Chandra.
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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 7 January 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 7 January 2024 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2007 The full COSMOS survey field See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2007 Excerpt of the COSMOS survey in full resolution See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2007 DSS COSMOS field (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2007 The COSMOS survey See it as a poster -
Released on 7 January 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the dark nebula LDN 483 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 7 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 7 JAN 2024.
Questions about January 7, 2024
What space photo was released on January 7, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 7, 2024 was "The Cat's Eye Nebula in Optical and X-ray". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on January 7, 2024?
A waning crescent moon, about 16% lit.
What day of the week was January 7, 2024?
January 7, 2024 was a Sunday, day 7 of the 366 days in 2024.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on January 7, 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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