The sky on
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“Mu Cephei” is copyrighted by David Cruz. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMu Cephei is a red supergiant, about 1,500 times the size of our Sun. It is one of the largest stars visible without a telescope. If it replaced the Sun, it would engulf Mars and Jupiter. This star, also known as Herschel's Garnet Star, is extremely red and sits near the edge of emission nebula IC 1396.
The Sun on 12 October 2023
NASA SDO took this picture on 12 October 2023, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 October 2023 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 12 October 2023 · Red Sea 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 2023 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 2023.
Questions about October 12, 2023
What space photo was released on October 12, 2023?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 12, 2023 was "Mu Cephei". 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, 2023?
A waning crescent moon, about 6% lit.
What day of the week was October 12, 2023?
October 12, 2023 was a Thursday, day 285 of the 365 days in 2023.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on October 12, 2023?
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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