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“NGC 6888: The Crescent Nebula” is copyrighted by Astro Anarchy. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 6888, the Crescent Nebula, is a cosmic bubble about 25 light-years across. It was blown by winds from its central, massive star, a Wolf-Rayet star known as WR 136. This star is shedding its outer envelope in a strong stellar wind, ejecting material into space. The colorful portrait uses narrow-band image data, showing emission from sulfur, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms in red, green, and blue hues.
The Sun on 16 August 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 August 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 August 2012 · Italy and the Adriatic See it as a poster -
Released on 16 August 2015 M1: The Crab Nebula from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 16 August 2020 NGC 6814: Grand Design Spiral Galaxy from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 16 August 2010 A snowstorm of distant galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 16 August 2021 In the Heart of the Furnace See it as a poster -
Released on 16 August 2009 A Laser Strike at the Galactic Center See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 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 16 AUG 2012.
Questions about August 16, 2012
What space photo was released on August 16, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 16, 2012 was "NGC 6888: The Crescent 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 16, 2012?
A new moon, about 1% lit.
What day of the week was August 16, 2012?
August 16, 2012 was a Thursday, day 229 of the 366 days in 2012.
Was there a meteor shower on August 16, 2012?
Yes: the Perseid shower, peaked 3 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 16, 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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