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“Nauset Light Star Trails” is copyrighted by Chris Cook. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteStar trails circle around the North Celestial Pole in this composite image taken over Nauset Lighthouse on Cape Cod. The camera, fixed on a tripod, recorded the apparent movement of stars as the Earth rotated over 30 minutes. The North Celestial Pole, the point around which all northern stars appear to revolve, is hidden behind the lighthouse beacon in this well-planned shot.
The Sun on 10 October 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 10 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 10 October 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 10 October 2012 · Gobi Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 10 October 2007 The Strange Trailing Side of Saturn's Iapetus See it as a poster -
Released on 10 October 2013 Wide field image of PGC 6240 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 10 October 2013 Hubble image of PGC 6240 See it as a poster -
Released on 10 October 2012 Wide-field view of the sky around the red giant star R Sculptoris See it as a poster -
Released on 10 October 2011 A snapshot of galactic evolution See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 10 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 10 OCT 2012.
Questions about October 10, 2012
What space photo was released on October 10, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 10, 2012 was "Nauset Light Star Trails". 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 10, 2012?
A waning crescent moon, about 27% lit.
What day of the week was October 10, 2012?
October 10, 2012 was a Wednesday, day 284 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 10, 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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