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“AR1520: Islands in the Photosphere” is copyrighted by Alan Friedman. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteSunspots are dark, planet-sized islands in the Sun's bright surface, the photosphere. They are cooler than the surrounding plasma and are anchored in magnetic fields. This close-up photo shows a group of sunspots within active region AR1520, which spans nearly 100,000 miles. An X-class solar flare and coronal mass ejection recently erupted from this region.
The Sun on 14 July 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 14 July 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 14 July 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 14 July 2012 · Namib Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 14 July 2022 Jupiter and Europa (NIRCam) Commissioning Image See it as a poster -
Released on 14 July 2022 Jupiter’s Rings And Moons (NIRCam) Commissioning Image See it as a poster -
Released on 14 July 2010 Around IRAS 13481-6124 See it as a poster -
Released on 14 July 2014 A deep look into a dark sky See it as a poster -
Released on 14 July 2026 Digitized Sky Survey image of Betelgeuse See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 14 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 14 JUL 2012.
Questions about July 14, 2012
What space photo was released on July 14, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 14, 2012 was "AR1520: Islands in the Photosphere". 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 14, 2012?
A waning crescent moon, about 21% lit.
What day of the week was July 14, 2012?
July 14, 2012 was a Saturday, day 196 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 14, 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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