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“Introducing Comet ISON” is copyrighted by Ligustri Rolando. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet ISON, officially designated C/2012 S1, was a newly discovered comet that held the potential to become exceptionally bright. While it was possible the comet could break up or brighten modestly, optimistic speculation suggested it might develop a spectacular tail. There was even a chance it could approach the brightness of the full Moon by late 2013. At the time of its discovery, Comet ISON was very faint but visible at magnitude 18.
The Sun on 1 October 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 1 October 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 1 October 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 October 2012 · Himalaya and Tibet See it as a poster -
Released on 1 October 2012 Cosmic riches See it as a poster -
Released on 1 October 2020 Galaxy NGC 2525 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 October 2020 Wide-field view of the sky around the supermassive black hole’s web See it as a poster -
Released on 1 October 2018 Digitized Sky Survey image around the Hubble ultra Deep Field See it as a poster -
Released on 1 October 2017 Concept Plane: Supersonic Green Machine See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 OCT 2012 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 OCT 2012.
Questions about October 1, 2012
What space photo was released on October 1, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 1, 2012 was "Introducing Comet ISON". 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 October 1, 2012?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was October 1, 2012?
October 1, 2012 was a Monday, day 275 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 1, 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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