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“Cometary Globules” is copyrighted by Subaru Telescope. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThese bright-rimmed, flowing shapes are called cometary globules. They are made of interstellar gas and dust, and are about 1,300 light-years distant. Ultraviolet light from nearby hot stars has shaped the globules and ionized their bright rims. They stream away from the Vela supernova remnant, which may have influenced their swept-back shapes.
The Sun on 12 October 2013
NASA SDO took this picture on 12 October 2013, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 12 October 2013 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 October 2013 · Madagascar See it as a poster -
Released on 12 October 2020 A frEGGS-plosion of Star Formation See it as a poster -
Released on 12 October 2015 Elegant spiral hides a hungry monster See it as a poster -
Released on 12 October 2006 Wide-field image of the Spiderweb Galaxy (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 12 October 2014 The Helix Nebula from Blanco and Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 12 October 2020 The sky around AT2019qiz See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 OCT 2013 falls under Libra (♎). The sign's window runs from 09-23 through 10-22. Libra is the only zodiac constellation named for an inanimate object, the scales of judgment. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 OCT 2013.
Questions about October 12, 2013
What space photo was released on October 12, 2013?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 12, 2013 was "Cometary Globules". 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 12, 2013?
A first quarter moon, about 52% lit.
What day of the week was October 12, 2013?
October 12, 2013 was a Saturday, day 285 of the 365 days in 2013.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 12, 2013?
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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