The sky on
your birthday.
A Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree
The Cone Nebula, Fox Fur Nebula, and Christmas Tree Cluster are all part of a star-forming region cataloged as NGC 2264. This complex jumble of gas and dust is about 2,700 light-years distant in the constellation Monoceros. It mixes reddish emission nebulae with dark interstellar dust clouds.
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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 10 April 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 10 April 2012 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 10 April 2017 Starbursts in Virgo See it as a poster -
Released on 10 April 2018 The southwest portion of the city of Riyadh and a body of water were pictured as the International Space Station See it as a poster -
Released on 10 April 2019 First Image of a Black Hole See it as a poster -
Released on 10 April 2001 Galaxy cluster in the Capodimonte Deep Field See it as a poster -
Released on 10 April 2020 The "aurora australis" glows beneath the International Space Station as it nears the southern-most point of its orbital See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 10 APR 2012 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 10 APR 2012.
Questions about April 10, 2012
What space photo was released on April 10, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 10, 2012 was "A Fox Fur, a Unicorn, and a Christmas Tree". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on April 10, 2012?
A waning gibbous moon, about 84% lit.
What day of the week was April 10, 2012?
April 10, 2012 was a Tuesday, day 101 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 10, 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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