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“The Bubble Nebula” is copyrighted by Yves Van den Broek. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Bubble Nebula, also known as NGC 7635, is formed by the stellar wind from a massive O-type star. This star, located above and to the right of the bubble's center, is about 45 times the mass of the Sun. Its fierce winds and intense radiation have carved out this ten-light-year-wide bubble.
The Sun on 4 August 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 4 August 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 4 August 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 August 2012 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2014 IC 4499: A globular cluster’s age revisited See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2005 Hubble Spies a Zoo of Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2025 A sea monster and a Tarantula See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2021 EHT Resolves Central Jet from Black Hole in Cen A See it as a poster -
Released on 4 August 2019 The Milky Way lights up an orbital night pass as the International Space Station orbited 257 miles above the Coral Sea See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 AUG 2012 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 4 AUG 2012.
Questions about August 4, 2012
What space photo was released on August 4, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 4, 2012 was "The Bubble Nebula". 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 August 4, 2012?
A full moon, about 97% lit.
What day of the week was August 4, 2012?
August 4, 2012 was a Saturday, day 217 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 4, 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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