The sky on
your birthday.
“Yosemite Winter Night” is copyrighted by Wally Pacholka. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Milky Way stretches across the winter night sky above Yosemite Valley. Jupiter is the brightest object in this scene, visible in the constellation Taurus. Below it, Orion rises sideways over the mountains. The twin stars of Gemini are also visible across the Milky Way.
The Sun on 25 December 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 25 December 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 25 December 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 25 December 2012 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2005 NGC 2467 and surroundings* See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 Hubble and HAWK-I explore a cluster with the mass of two quadrillion Suns See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 Galaxy cluster RCS2 J2327 See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 HAWK-I and Hubble Explore a Cluster with the Mass of two Quadrillion Suns See it as a poster -
Released on 25 December 2017 Galaxy Cluster RCS2 J2327 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 25 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 25 DEC 2012.
Questions about December 25, 2012
What space photo was released on December 25, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 25, 2012 was "Yosemite Winter Night". 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 25, 2012?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 91% lit.
What day of the week was December 25, 2012?
December 25, 2012 was a Tuesday, day 360 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on December 25, 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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