The sky on
your birthday.
“The Red Spider Planetary Nebula” is copyrighted by Carlos Milovic, Hubble Legacy Archive, NASA. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Red Spider Planetary Nebula, also known as NGC 6537, shows a complex structure from a normal star ejecting its outer gases. This two-lobed nebula houses one of the hottest white dwarfs observed, possibly part of a binary system. Internal winds from the central stars have been measured at over 1000 kilometers per second.
The Sun on 29 October 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 29 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 29 October 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 29 October 2012 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 29 October 2009 Wide field image of the Jewel Box (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 29 October 2009 Wide field image of the Jewel Box See it as a poster -
Released on 29 October 2009 Digitized Sky Survey Image of NGC 4755 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 29 October 2009 Digitized sky survey 2 image of NGC 4755 See it as a poster -
Released on 29 October 2020 Hubble Finds Halloween Pumpkin Pair See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 29 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 29 OCT 2012.
Questions about October 29, 2012
What space photo was released on October 29, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 29, 2012 was "The Red Spider Planetary Nebula". 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 29, 2012?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was October 29, 2012?
October 29, 2012 was a Monday, day 303 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 29, 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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