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“Anticrepuscular Rays Over Wyoming” is copyrighted by Nate Cassell. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThese are anticrepuscular rays, seen over Wyoming as the sun sets. They are parallel rays of sunlight that appear to converge opposite the sun due to perspective. This optical effect occurs when sunlight passes through breaks in clouds, similar to crepuscular rays but viewed from a different angle.
The Sun on 21 February 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 21 February 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 February 2012 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2001 Noctis Labyrinthus See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2022 Hubble Captures a Peculiar Galactic Pair See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2026 La Malinche Volcano, east of Mexico City See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2026 Wadis are pictured in the northern Sahara Desert region of Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 21 February 2021 An aurora glows above the Earth's horizon as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunset 270 miles See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 FEB 2012 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 21 FEB 2012.
Questions about February 21, 2012
What space photo was released on February 21, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 21, 2012 was "Anticrepuscular Rays Over Wyoming". 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 21, 2012?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was February 21, 2012?
February 21, 2012 was a Tuesday, day 52 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 21, 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.
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