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A cosmic card for July 12
See the Astronomy Picture of the Day connected to July 12, then choose the year to find the closest matching archive entry.
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More NASA APOD entries for July 12
The result above follows the year you selected. For broader context, the latest indexed APOD for this July 12 archive page is “Galaxy NGC 474: Shells and Star Streams”, published on July 12, 2026. Use the year selector above to check entries for this calendar date across 1995-2026.
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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
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July 12, 2026
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APOD stands for Astronomy Picture of the Day, NASA's public archive of daily astronomy images and explanations.
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