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“NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy” is copyrighted by Dietmar Hager. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis elegant spiral galaxy, NGC 2683, is about 16 million light-years away in the constellation Lynx. It is similar to our Milky Way and is seen nearly edge-on. The bright core is made of light from old, yellowish stars. Their starlight silhouettes the dust lanes along the spiral arms, where young blue star clusters are visible.
The Sun on 17 March 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 March 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 March 2012 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
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Released on 17 March 2025 Colourful clouds of a nearby neighbour See it as a poster -
Released on 17 March 2020 A radiant aurora crowns the Earth's horizon beneath a starry sky as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles See it as a poster -
Released on 17 March 2017 New Hubble image of Kleinmann-Low Nebula See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 MAR 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 17 MAR 2012.
Questions about March 17, 2012
What space photo was released on March 17, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 17, 2012 was "NGC 2683: Edge-On Spiral Galaxy". 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 17, 2012?
A waning crescent moon, about 29% lit.
What day of the week was March 17, 2012?
March 17, 2012 was a Saturday, day 77 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 17, 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?
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