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“Globular Cluster M3 from WIYN” is copyrighted by S. Kafka. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteM3 is a large globular cluster, a dense ball of about half a million stars, visible in the Northern Hemisphere. These stars are older than our Sun and Earth, having condensed in the early Milky Way. Light from M3 travels 35,000 years to reach us, revealing an ancient stellar population.
The Earth on 12 March 2006 · Nile Delta and Sinai
NASA Terra took this picture on 12 March 2006, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 March 2006 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
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 2006 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 2006.
Questions about March 12, 2006
What space photo was released on March 12, 2006?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 12, 2006 was "Globular Cluster M3 from WIYN". 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, 2006?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 94% lit.
What day of the week was March 12, 2006?
March 12, 2006 was a Sunday, day 71 of the 365 days in 2006.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 12, 2006?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.