The sky on
your birthday.
How to Search for Aliens
The Arecibo radio telescope, a giant dish in Puerto Rico, has been listening for signals from intelligent life for decades. The SETI@home project allowed anyone with a computer to help analyze the massive amount of data collected. Your home computer could have been part of a global effort to search for extraterrestrial intelligence. It was a novel approach to a grand scientific challenge.
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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 17 May 2018 The glowing spiral arms of NGC 6744 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 May 2018 Messier 66: member of the Leo Triplet See it as a poster -
Released on 17 May 2018 Wave of star formation in Messier 96 See it as a poster -
Released on 17 May 2010 A clump of galaxy misfits See it as a poster -
Released on 17 May 2022 The sun's glint beams off the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Angola as the International Space Station orbited 264 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 17 MAY 1999 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 17 MAY 1999.
Questions about May 17, 1999
What space photo was released on May 17, 1999?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 17, 1999 was "How to Search for Aliens". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on May 17, 1999?
A waxing crescent moon, about 4% lit.
What day of the week was May 17, 1999?
May 17, 1999 was a Monday, day 137 of the 365 days in 1999.
Is it free?
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