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“A Halo for NGC 6164” is copyrighted by Don Goldman. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteNGC 6164 is an emission nebula created by a rare, hot, luminous O-type star. The star, 40 times the mass of the Sun, sits at the center of the cosmic cloud and is only 3 to 4 million years old. In a few million more years, it will explode as a supernova. The nebula spans about 4 light-years and has a bipolar symmetry.
The Sun on 27 October 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 27 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 27 October 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 October 2012 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 Dark Reflections in the Southern Cross See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2008 Hubble resumes science operations See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2026 Region in the sky around the white dwarf J1328−1450 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 HAWK-I image of NGC 4030 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 October 2010 HAWK-I image of Messier 100 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 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 27 OCT 2012.
Questions about October 27, 2012
What space photo was released on October 27, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 27, 2012 was "A Halo for NGC 6164". 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 27, 2012?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 91% lit.
What day of the week was October 27, 2012?
October 27, 2012 was a Saturday, day 301 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 27, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.