The sky on
your birthday.
“NGC 891 vs Abell 347” is copyrighted by Juan Lozano de Haro. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis wide field of view in Andromeda spans about one degree and is rich with galaxies. At the top right is NGC 891, a spiral galaxy 100,000 light-years across, seen almost perfectly edge-on. Located about 30 million light-years away, NGC 891 resembles our own Milky Way, complete with a flattened disk and a central bulge obscured by dark dust clouds. Scattered towards the lower left are numerous more distant galaxies, part of the Abell 347 cluster.
The Sun on 12 November 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 12 November 2016, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 12 November 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 November 2016 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 12 November 2012 Galactic fireflies See it as a poster -
Released on 12 November 2018 Of bent time and jellyfish See it as a poster -
Released on 12 November 2014 Philae Attempts Comet Nucleus Landing See it as a poster -
Released on 12 November 2019 NGC 3717: A Nearly Sideways Spiral Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 12 November 2013 The Unexpected Tails of Asteroid P5 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 NOV 2016 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 12 NOV 2016.
Questions about November 12, 2016
What space photo was released on November 12, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 12, 2016 was "NGC 891 vs Abell 347". 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 12, 2016?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 94% lit.
What day of the week was November 12, 2016?
November 12, 2016 was a Saturday, day 317 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on November 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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