The sky on
your birthday.
“Blue Comet Meets Blue Stars” is copyrighted by Tom Masterson (Transient Astronomer). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteComet PanSTARRS (C/2016 R2) appears to be heading toward the Pleiades star cluster, but it is much closer to us. The comet, a chunk of ice, shows a blue ion tail due to ionized carbon monoxide. The Pleiades, on the other hand, are a cluster of young, blue stars about 440 light-years away.
The Sun on 12 February 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 12 February 2018, 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 12 February 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 February 2018 · Persian Gulf 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 2018 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 2018.
Questions about February 12, 2018
What space photo was released on February 12, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 12, 2018 was "Blue Comet Meets Blue Stars". 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, 2018?
A waning crescent moon, about 11% lit.
What day of the week was February 12, 2018?
February 12, 2018 was a Monday, day 43 of the 365 days in 2018.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on February 12, 2018?
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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