The sky on
your birthday.
“A Cosmic Call to Nearby Stars” is copyrighted by Yuvan Dutil & Stephane Dumas. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIn 1999, the Cosmic Call project sent this image as the first page of a message to nearby stars. A second message was sent in 2003. The single-dish, 70-meter diameter radio telescope in Ukraine, near Yevpatoria, broadcast these messages. The project aimed to see if a deep space message could be decoded if Earth received one.
The Earth on 12 July 2009 · Caspian Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 12 July 2009, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 2009 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 2009.
Questions about July 12, 2009
What space photo was released on July 12, 2009?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 12, 2009 was "A Cosmic Call to Nearby Stars". 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 July 12, 2009?
A waning gibbous moon, about 75% lit.
What day of the week was July 12, 2009?
July 12, 2009 was a Sunday, day 193 of the 365 days in 2009.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 12, 2009?
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.