The sky on
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“Diamond Ring and Shadow Bands” is copyrighted by Stephen Mudge. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAs last week's solar eclipse ended, sunlight streamed past the Moon's edge, creating the "diamond ring" effect. Through thin clouds in Queensland, Australia, flickering shadow bands were also visible. These parallel bands are caused by turbulence in Earth's atmosphere, projected onto the clouds.
The Sun on 21 November 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 21 November 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 21 November 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 21 November 2012 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 21 November 2022 Hubble Hunts an Unusual Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 21 November 2012 Bridging Cities of Galaxies See it as a poster -
Released on 21 November 2016 Hubble spies NGC 3274 See it as a poster -
Released on 21 November 2022 The Butterfly Nebula from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 21 November 2020 Earth's limb, or horizon, is pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited above the Pacific Ocean off See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 21 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 21 NOV 2012.
Questions about November 21, 2012
What space photo was released on November 21, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 21, 2012 was "Diamond Ring and Shadow Bands". 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 21, 2012?
A first quarter moon, about 50% lit.
What day of the week was November 21, 2012?
November 21, 2012 was a Wednesday, day 326 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on November 21, 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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