The sky on
your birthday.
“NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda” is copyrighted by Fera Photography. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 206 is a large group of young, blue stars within the Andromeda galaxy, M31. These stars are less than 10 million years old and are much larger than open clusters in our own Milky Way. NGC 206 is located about 2.5 million light-years away, in the dusty arms of Andromeda.
The Sun on 24 October 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 24 October 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 24 October 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 24 October 2012 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 2016 Youthful NGC 362 See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 1990 Most distant "normal'' galaxy known, G 0102 190 See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 2018 Digitized Sky Survey image around NGC 2467 See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 2006 Globular cluster 47 Tucanae (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 24 October 2020 Industrial mining activity is pictured in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, which is one of the most arid places See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 24 OCT 2012 falls under Scorpio (♏). The sign's window runs from 10-23 through 11-21. Scorpio is marked by Antares, a red supergiant the size of Mars's orbit. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 24 OCT 2012.
Questions about October 24, 2012
What space photo was released on October 24, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 24, 2012 was "NGC 206 and the Star Clouds of Andromeda". 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 24, 2012?
A first quarter moon, about 66% lit.
What day of the week was October 24, 2012?
October 24, 2012 was a Wednesday, day 298 of the 366 days in 2012.
Was there a meteor shower on October 24, 2012?
Yes: the Orionid shower, peaked 3 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 24, 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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