The sky on
your birthday.
A Flight Through the Universe
This simulated video, composed from Sloan Digital Sky Survey data, shows what it might be like to fly through the universe. Every spot is a galaxy, containing billions of stars. Many galaxies are part of huge clusters, long filaments, or small groups. Expansive voids nearly absent of galaxies also exist.
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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 13 August 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 13 August 2012 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 1996 Artemis Corona C2-MIDR See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 2025 Trapezium: In the Heart of Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 2019 Supernova Cannon Expels Pulsar J0002 See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 2018 Galactic treasure chest See it as a poster -
Released on 13 August 2020 Wide-field view of Betelgeuse (ground-based image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 13 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 13 AUG 2012.
Questions about August 13, 2012
What space photo was released on August 13, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 13, 2012 was "A Flight Through the Universe". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on August 13, 2012?
A waning crescent moon, about 17% lit.
What day of the week was August 13, 2012?
August 13, 2012 was a Monday, day 226 of the 366 days in 2012.
Was there a meteor shower on August 13, 2012?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peak tonight.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 13, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.
- 2012-07-14 AR1520: Islands in the Photosphere
- 2012-08-06 Nocturnal: Scenes from the Southern Night
- 2012-08-12 Spiral Galaxy NGC 4038 in Collision
- 2012-08-14 Perseid Meteors and the Milky Way
- 2012-08-20 Merging clusters in 30 Doradus
- 2012-09-12 The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion