The sky on
your birthday.
“Venus Transits the Midnight Sun” is copyrighted by Babak Tafreshi. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis rare image captures Venus transiting the Sun during the summer solstice, as seen from a high northern latitude. At this location, the Sun never fully sets, even at midnight. The transit of Venus is a rare event, and seeing it against the backdrop of the midnight sun makes this photograph especially unique. It highlights the precise alignment of Earth, Venus, and the Sun.
The Sun on 20 June 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 20 June 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
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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 20 June 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 20 June 2012 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 20 June 2013 The area around merging galaxy duo Arp 142 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 20 June 2024 Serpens Nebula centre crop (NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 20 June 2013 Hubble image of Arp 142 See it as a poster -
Released on 20 June 2011 Spiral spins both ways See it as a poster -
Released on 20 June 2024 Serpens Nebula North: aligned outflows crop (NIRCam image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 20 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 20 JUN 2012.