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“The Colorful Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi” is copyrighted by Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, Anglo-Australian Observatory. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex is a star-forming region about 460 light-years away. The blue areas are dust reflecting light from nearby hot stars. The red and yellow areas are gas emitting light after being energized by stellar radiation. This colorful region highlights the various processes occurring in star nurseries.
Venus - Volcanic Domes East of Beta Regio
NASA released this picture on 13 March 1996. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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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Released on 12 March 2018 Spirals and supernovae See it as a poster -
Released on 12 March 2003 Location of star HD 209458 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 12 March 2010 Ring-shaped nebula around SN 1987A See it as a poster -
Released on 12 March 2014 The field around yellow hypergiant star HR 5171 See it as a poster -
Released on 12 March 2025 Clouds swirl over the Gulf of Alaska and underneath the aurora borealis See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 MAR 1996 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 MAR 1996.
Questions about March 12, 1996
What space photo was released on March 12, 1996?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 12, 1996 was "The Colorful Clouds of Rho Ophiuchi". 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 March 12, 1996?
A last quarter moon, about 49% lit.
What day of the week was March 12, 1996?
March 12, 1996 was a Tuesday, day 72 of the 366 days in 1996.
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