The sky on
your birthday.
“Red Aurora Over Australia” is copyrighted by Alex Cherney (Terrastro, TWAN). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteLast week's solar storms, mostly from sunspot region 1402, caused a red aurora over Australia. Particles from the sun excited oxygen atoms high in Earth's atmosphere. When these atoms returned to their ground state, they emitted a red glow.
The Sun on 1 February 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 1 February 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 Sun on your day The Sun on 1 February 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 February 2012 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 1 February 2012 The star formation region NGC 3324 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 February 2015 NGC 4676: When Mice Collide See it as a poster -
Released on 1 February 2016 An often ignored beauty See it as a poster -
Released on 1 February 1996 Venus - Alpha Regio See it as a poster -
Released on 1 February 2008 The First Explorer See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 FEB 2012 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 FEB 2012.
Questions about February 1, 2012
What space photo was released on February 1, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 1, 2012 was "Red Aurora Over Australia". 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 February 1, 2012?
A first quarter moon, about 64% lit.
What day of the week was February 1, 2012?
February 1, 2012 was a Wednesday, day 32 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 1, 2012?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are 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.