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“A Morning Line of Stars and Planets” is copyrighted by Yuri Beletsky. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteLast week, early morning skywatchers saw a line-up of bright stars and planets. From left to right, the Pleiades star cluster, Jupiter, Venus, and Aldebaran were all visible against a starry background. This image was taken from the Atacama desert in South America, with the glow of the rising Sun visible on the eastern horizon.
The Sun on 11 July 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 July 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 11 July 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 July 2012 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 11 July 2019 Galaxy NGC 3147 See it as a poster -
Released on 11 July 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the quasar HE0109-3518 See it as a poster -
Released on 11 July 2018 Celestial Art See it as a poster -
Released on 11 July 2018 Digitized Sky Survey image around the stellar cluster RCW 38 See it as a poster -
Released on 11 July 2022 The sun's glint beams off the Coral Sea northeast of Australia as the International Space Station orbited 264 miles See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 JUL 2012 falls under Cancer (♋). The sign's window runs from 06-21 through 07-22. Cancer is marked by the Beehive Cluster, M44, a loose family of stars visible to the naked eye on a dark night. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 11 JUL 2012.
Questions about July 11, 2012
What space photo was released on July 11, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 11, 2012 was "A Morning Line of Stars and Planets". 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 July 11, 2012?
A last quarter moon, about 51% lit.
What day of the week was July 11, 2012?
July 11, 2012 was a Wednesday, day 193 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 11, 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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