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“Comet 45P Passes Near the Earth” is copyrighted by Fritz Helmut Hemmerich. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková, or 45P, recently made a close pass by Earth. This icy snowball developed a thin ion tail and a faint, expansive green coma, whose color comes from energized carbon molecules. The comet became just bright enough to be seen with the unaided eye when it was closest to the Sun in December.
The Sun on 12 February 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 12 February 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 12 February 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 February 2017 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 12 February 2009 The Carina Nebula * See it as a poster -
Released on 12 February 2020 Pale Blue Dot Revisited See it as a poster -
Released on 12 February 2008 Abell 1689 See it as a poster -
Released on 12 February 2008 Wide-field image of the Virgo constellation (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 12 February 2018 A window into the cosmic past See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 FEB 2017 falls under Aquarius (♒). The sign's window runs from 01-20 through 02-18. Aquarius is home to the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary nebula to Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 FEB 2017.
Questions about February 12, 2017
What space photo was released on February 12, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 12, 2017 was "Comet 45P Passes Near the Earth". 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 February 12, 2017?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was February 12, 2017?
February 12, 2017 was a Sunday, day 43 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 12, 2017?
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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