The sky on
your birthday.
“The Flash Spectrum of the Sun” is copyrighted by Len Fulham. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOn March 9, during a total solar eclipse, the Sun's visible spectrum changed from absorption to emission. This flash spectrum, captured from Ternate, Indonesia, shows the moment the lunar disk blocked the Sun's overwhelming light. What remains, spread by a diffraction grating, is the emission spectrum of the solar chromosphere.
The Sun on 12 March 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 12 March 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 12 March 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 March 2016 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 12 March 2018 Spirals and supernovae See it as a poster -
Released on 12 March 2003 Location of star HD 209458 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 12 March 2010 Ring-shaped nebula around SN 1987A See it as a poster -
Released on 12 March 2014 The field around yellow hypergiant star HR 5171 See it as a poster -
Released on 12 March 2025 Clouds swirl over the Gulf of Alaska and underneath the aurora borealis See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 MAR 2016 falls under Pisces (♓). The sign's window runs from 02-19 through 03-20. Pisces holds the location of the spring equinox in the current astronomical era. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 MAR 2016.
Questions about March 12, 2016
What space photo was released on March 12, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 12, 2016 was "The Flash Spectrum of the Sun". 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 March 12, 2016?
A waxing crescent moon, about 14% lit.
What day of the week was March 12, 2016?
March 12, 2016 was a Saturday, day 72 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on March 12, 2016?
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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