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“Comet Hale-Bopp Over Val Parola Pass” is copyrighted by A. Dimai, (Col Druscie Obs.), AAC. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet Hale-Bopp, the Great Comet of 1997, displayed two distinct tails. The blue ion tail, made of charged particles, was pushed directly away from the Sun by the solar wind. The white dust tail, composed of larger dust grains, followed a more curved path. This photograph captures it over the Dolomite mountains in Italy.
The Sun on 23 December 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 23 December 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 23 December 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 23 December 2012 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 23 December 2007 Details of Layers in Victoria Crater Cape St. Vincent See it as a poster -
Released on 23 December 2009 Wide-field view of Messier 30 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 December 2020 A Bright Bar of Light See it as a poster -
Released on 23 December 2009 ACS image of Messier 30 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 December 2019 An Active Centre See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 DEC 2012 falls under Capricorn (♑). The sign's window runs from 12-22 through 01-19. Capricorn is the dimmest zodiac constellation, but rich in deep-sky objects south of the celestial equator. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 23 DEC 2012.
Questions about December 23, 2012
What space photo was released on December 23, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 23, 2012 was "Comet Hale-Bopp Over Val Parola Pass". 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 December 23, 2012?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 75% lit.
What day of the week was December 23, 2012?
December 23, 2012 was a Sunday, day 358 of the 366 days in 2012.
Was there a meteor shower on December 23, 2012?
Yes: the Ursid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 23, 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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