The sky on
your birthday.
Recycling Cassiopeia A
Massive stars in the Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives for billions of years. They collapse from cosmic clouds, ignite nuclear furnaces, and create heavy elements in their cores. After a few million years, the enriched material is blasted back into interstellar space, restarting star formation. The expanding debris cloud known as Cassiopeia A is an example of this final phase of the stellar life cycle.
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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 Earth on your day The Earth on 12 July 2002 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2010 Tycho Supernova Remnant See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2022 Webb’s First Deep Field (NIRCam Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2022 Stephan’s Quintet (NIRCam + MIRI Imaging) See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2023 Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2022 Southern Ring Nebula (NIRCam Image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 JUL 2002 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 JUL 2002.
Questions about July 12, 2002
What space photo was released on July 12, 2002?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 12, 2002 was "Recycling Cassiopeia A". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on July 12, 2002?
A waxing crescent moon, about 6% lit.
What day of the week was July 12, 2002?
July 12, 2002 was a Friday, day 193 of the 365 days in 2002.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 12, 2002?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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