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“Venus Transit 2012” is copyrighted by Chris Hetlage. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis week's Venus transit was a rare event, with the next one more than a century away. Since the invention of the telescope, there have only been eight such transits. Many modern telescopes, like the one that captured this image from Georgia, observed Venus in silhouette against the Sun. Using a narrowband H-alpha filter, the image shows the planet's round disk against a mottled solar surface with dark filaments.
The Sun on 7 June 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 7 June 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 7 June 2012 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 7 June 2002 In Tarantula territory (a) See it as a poster -
Released on 7 June 2021 A Spiral Amongst Friends See it as a poster -
Released on 7 June 2013 Opportunity View Leaving Cape York See it as a poster -
Released on 7 June 2020 A wispy "aurora australis" seemingly intersects with the Earth's airglow as the International Space Station orbited See it as a poster -
Released on 7 June 2020 Tropical Storm Cristobal is pictured from the International Space Station as it was nearing southeastern Louisiana See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 7 JUN 2012 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 7 JUN 2012.
Questions about June 7, 2012
What space photo was released on June 7, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 7, 2012 was "Venus Transit 2012". 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 June 7, 2012?
A waning gibbous moon, about 91% lit.
What day of the week was June 7, 2012?
June 7, 2012 was a Thursday, day 159 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 7, 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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