The sky on
your birthday.
“The Eagle Rises” is copyrighted by ALSJ. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis 3D view from lunar orbit shows the Apollo 11 lunar module, named "The Eagle," as it rose to meet the command module. Astronaut Michael Collins took the two photographs that form this anaglyph during the 1969 mission. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were aboard the ascent stage after their historic moonwalk. The smooth, dark area on the lunar surface is Mare Tranquillitatis.
The Sun on 21 July 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 21 July 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 21 July 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 July 2012 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 21 July 2011 Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy’s halo with background galaxies (1) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 July 2011 Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy’s halo with background galaxies (2) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 July 2016 Wide-field image of Abell S1063 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 21 July 2011 Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy’s disc See it as a poster -
Released on 21 July 2011 Stars in the Andromeda Galaxy’s giant stellar stream See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 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 21 JUL 2012.
Questions about July 21, 2012
What space photo was released on July 21, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 21, 2012 was "The Eagle Rises". 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 21, 2012?
A waxing crescent moon, about 7% lit.
What day of the week was July 21, 2012?
July 21, 2012 was a Saturday, day 203 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on July 21, 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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