The sky on
your birthday.
“Melotte 15 in the Heart” is copyrighted by Stefano Cancelli. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteCosmic clouds form fantastic shapes in the central regions of emission nebula IC 1805, also known as the Heart Nebula. Stellar winds and radiation from the young star cluster Melotte 15 sculpt these clouds. The cluster stars are about 1.5 million years old.
The Sun on 9 November 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 9 November 2012, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 9 November 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 9 November 2012 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 9 November 2010 Mercury Caloris Basin, One of the Largest Impact Basins in the Solar System See it as a poster -
Released on 9 November 2021 All of These Space Images are Fake Except One See it as a poster -
Released on 9 November 2022 Dwarf Galaxy WLM See it as a poster -
Released on 9 November 2023 Galaxy cluster MACS0416 (Hubble and Webb composite image) See it as a poster -
Released on 9 November 2023 Galaxy cluster MACS0416 (Hubble and Webb composite image) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 9 NOV 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 9 NOV 2012.
Questions about November 9, 2012
What space photo was released on November 9, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 9, 2012 was "Melotte 15 in the Heart". 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 November 9, 2012?
A waning crescent moon, about 22% lit.
What day of the week was November 9, 2012?
November 9, 2012 was a Friday, day 314 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on November 9, 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.
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