The sky on
your birthday.
“Spherical Planetary Nebula Abell 39” is copyrighted by Adam Block. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAbell 39 is a planetary nebula, a remarkably simple and spherical shell of gas about five light-years across. It was formed when a sun-like star expelled its outer atmosphere over thousands of years. The central star, now evolving into a hot white dwarf, is still visible. This ghostly sphere lies about 7,000 light-years away in the constellation Hercules.
The Sun on 8 October 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 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 8 October 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 October 2012 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2017 Dark Molecular Cloud Barnard 68 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2026 FRB 20240304B (NIRCam clean image) See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2019 The Sun's glint beams off Lake Michigan in this southward view taken from the International Space Station orbiting 253 See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2020 Earth Observations See it as a poster -
Released on 8 October 2024 Hurricane Milton is pictured in the Gulf of Mexico See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 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 8 OCT 2012.
Questions about October 8, 2012
What space photo was released on October 8, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 8, 2012 was "Spherical Planetary Nebula Abell 39". 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 8, 2012?
A last quarter moon, about 47% lit.
What day of the week was October 8, 2012?
October 8, 2012 was a Monday, day 282 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 8, 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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