The sky on
your birthday.
“Goat Aurora Over Greenland” is copyrighted by Juan Carlos Casado. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteDuring the Shelios Expedition to Greenland in late August, observers witnessed auroras of unusual color, rapid change, and unique forms. The ever-changing auroras morphed into huge shapes that spread across the sky. These included forms resembling a goat's head, an elephant's head, and a strange green-tailed comet. Veteran sky enthusiasts described them as unlike anything they had seen before.
The Sun on 3 October 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 3 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 3 October 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 3 October 2012 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2012 The Helix Nebula: Unraveling at the Seams See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Wide-field view of the region around the Antennae Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Spot the difference: Hubble spies another globular cluster, but with a secret See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2016 The centre of NGC 247 See it as a poster -
Released on 3 October 2011 Antenna Galaxies See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 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 3 OCT 2012.
Questions about October 3, 2012
What space photo was released on October 3, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 3, 2012 was "Goat Aurora Over Greenland". 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 3, 2012?
A waning gibbous moon, about 92% lit.
What day of the week was October 3, 2012?
October 3, 2012 was a Wednesday, day 277 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 3, 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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