The sky on
your birthday.
“Antares and Clouds” is copyrighted by Ivan Eder. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAntares, a red supergiant, is about 850 times the diameter of our Sun. It is the brightest star in Scorpius and one of the brightest in the night sky. The star is surrounded by a yellowish nebula of gas that it has expelled, made to glow by radiation from its blue stellar companion.
The Sun on 17 April 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 17 April 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 17 April 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 April 2012 · Atacama and the Andes See it as a poster -
Released on 17 April 2014 Hubble’s cross-section of the cosmos See it as a poster -
Released on 17 April 2014 Digitized Sky Survey Image around CLASS B1608+656 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 17 April 2021 Inside the Flame Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 17 April 2023 Webb captures the spectacular galactic merger Arp 220 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 April 2023 Hubble spotlights a swirling spiral See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 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 17 APR 2012.
Questions about April 17, 2012
What space photo was released on April 17, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 17, 2012 was "Antares and Clouds". 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 April 17, 2012?
A waning crescent moon, about 16% lit.
What day of the week was April 17, 2012?
April 17, 2012 was a Tuesday, day 108 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 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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