The sky on
your birthday.
Leaving Vesta
The Dawn spacecraft ended its year-long mission at the asteroid Vesta. This composite image shows many of the best views Dawn captured of Vesta's ancient surface. Vesta is a leftover building block from the early Solar System, and Dawn's next destination is the dwarf planet Ceres.
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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 19 September 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 19 September 2012 · Caspian Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 19 September 2011 Galaxies in a swarm of star clusters See it as a poster -
Released on 19 September 2014 Potentially Habitable Moons See it as a poster -
Released on 19 September 2023 HH 211: Jets from a Forming Star See it as a poster -
Released on 19 September 2017 Veil Nebula: Wisps of an Exploded Star See it as a poster -
Released on 19 September 2022 This night time photograph of the coastal city lights of Portugal, Spain, and France, with the Bay of Biscay See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 SEP 2012 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 19 SEP 2012.
Questions about September 19, 2012
What space photo was released on September 19, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 19, 2012 was "Leaving Vesta". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on September 19, 2012?
A waxing crescent moon, about 13% lit.
What day of the week was September 19, 2012?
September 19, 2012 was a Wednesday, day 263 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on September 19, 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.
- 2012-08-20 Merging clusters in 30 Doradus
- 2012-09-12 The Pencil Nebula, a strangely shaped leftover from a vast explosion
- 2012-09-18 Orbiting Astronaut Self-Portrait
- 2012-09-20 Sunrise Analemma (with a little extra)
- 2012-09-26 Close-up view of the head of the Seagull Nebula
- 2012-10-19 Merging NGC 2623