The sky on
your birthday.
“Teimareh Petroglyphs and Star Trails” 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 siteAncient petroglyphs, likely telling tales of hunters and animals from 6,000 years ago, are abundant in the Teimareh valley of central Iran. In the night sky above, star trails are etched by Earth's rotation during a long composite exposure. The center of these star trail arcs on the left marks the North Celestial Pole.
The Sun on 12 July 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 12 July 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 July 2012 · Great Lakes See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2010 Tycho Supernova Remnant See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2022 Webb’s First Deep Field (NIRCam Image) See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2022 Stephan’s Quintet (NIRCam + MIRI Imaging) See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2023 Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex See it as a poster -
Released on 12 July 2022 Southern Ring Nebula (NIRCam Image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 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 12 JUL 2012.
Questions about July 12, 2012
What space photo was released on July 12, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 12, 2012 was "Teimareh Petroglyphs and Star Trails". 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 12, 2012?
A last quarter moon, about 41% lit.
What day of the week was July 12, 2012?
July 12, 2012 was a Thursday, day 194 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 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.
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