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Apollo 14: A View from Antares
The Apollo 14 lunar module, Antares, landed on the Moon in February 1971. Astronaut Ed Mitchell captured this view from a window, looking across the Fra Mauro highlands. This mosaic shows the lunar surface after the astronauts completed their second spacewalk.
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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 17 January 2013 Overview of the Large Magellanic Cloud (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2025 Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2026 Benghazi, Libya, shines with bright, modern city lights on the Mediterranean coastline See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2023 CEO during Expedition 68 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 January 2023 Villarica Volcano, one of the most active volcanoes in Chile, is pictured from the International Space Station as it See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 JAN 2026 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 2026.