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Thor's Helmet
Thor's Helmet, or NGC 2359, is a hat-shaped cosmic cloud about 30 light-years across. This interstellar bubble is inflated by a fast wind from a bright, massive Wolf-Rayet star at its center. The central star is extremely hot and is thought to be in a brief, pre-supernova phase of its evolution. The nebula is located about 15,000 light-years away in the constellation Canis Major.
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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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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 -
Released on 9 January 2021 Riyadh, the desert city and capital of Saudi Arabia, with a population of 7.6 million, is pictured See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 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 9 JAN 2024.