The sky on
your birthday.
“Thackeray's Globules” is copyrighted by T. Rector. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThese are opaque clouds of interstellar dust and gas, much larger than anything on Earth. Known as Thackeray's Globules, they are found in IC 2944, a star-forming region in Centaurus about 5,900 light-years away. First observed by A. D. Thackeray in 1950, these large clouds are dense enough to potentially form new stars.
The Sun on 12 June 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 12 June 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 June 2012 · Caspian Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 12 June 2013 The star cluster NGC 3766 See it as a poster -
Released on 12 June 2025 The aurora australis arcs above a partly cloudy Indian Ocean See it as a poster -
Released on 12 June 1998 Orion Nebula: The 2MASS View See it as a poster -
Released on 12 June 2023 A dishevelled irregular galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 12 June 2023 Quasar J0100+2802 (NIRCam Image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 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 12 JUN 2012.
Questions about June 12, 2012
What space photo was released on June 12, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 12, 2012 was "Thackeray's Globules". 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 12, 2012?
A last quarter moon, about 46% lit.
What day of the week was June 12, 2012?
June 12, 2012 was a Tuesday, day 164 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 12, 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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