The sky on
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“Jupiter and the Moons of Earth” is copyrighted by Stefan Seip. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEarth has many moons, both natural and artificial. This skyview from Stuttgart, Germany, captures the International Space Station, Earth's largest artificial moon, streaking across the sky. Below it, Earth's largest natural satellite, the Moon, appears as a young crescent. Jupiter is also visible, low on the western horizon.
The Sun on 27 April 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 27 April 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 27 April 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 April 2012 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2021 Image of the Centaurus A galaxy taken during the Test-Bed Telescope first light tests See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2020 Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2024 Sea ice swirls in the North Atlantic Ocean See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2015 Aurora sequence See it as a poster -
Released on 27 April 2004 Spirit Travels See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 APR 2012 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 APR 2012.
Questions about April 27, 2012
What space photo was released on April 27, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 27, 2012 was "Jupiter and the Moons of Earth". 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 27, 2012?
A first quarter moon, about 36% lit.
What day of the week was April 27, 2012?
April 27, 2012 was a Friday, day 118 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 27, 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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