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Comet R3 (PanSTARRS) Brightens
Comet C/2025 R3 PanSTARRS is rapidly brightening as it approaches its closest points to both the Sun and Earth this month. This image, taken from Switzerland, shows the comet already sporting a tail extending over ten degrees. Astronomers are watching its progress to see how much brighter it will get.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
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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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Released on 12 April 2011 Wide field view of Abell 383 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 12 April 2016 Combined Solar Eclipse Corona from Earth and Space See it as a poster -
Released on 12 April 2012 Lone Blazar See it as a poster -
Released on 12 April 2026 The aurora australis arcs above Earth’s horizon See it as a poster -
Released on 12 April 2013 Yuri's Planet See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 12 APR 2026 falls under Aries (♈). The sign's window runs from 03-21 through 04-19. Aries is the constellation traditionally tied to spring's arrival in the northern hemisphere. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 APR 2026.