The sky on
your birthday.
NGC 4603 and the Expanding Universe
NGC 4603 is a spiral galaxy with majestic arms, 108 million light-years away. Astronomers measured its distance using Cepheid variable stars. These pulsating stars, though intrinsically bright, are faint at such distances, but the Hubble Space Telescope's sharp vision allowed their detection.
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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 27 May 2011 Hubble ACS SWEEPS field See it as a poster -
Released on 27 May 2024 The lights of a galactic bar See it as a poster -
Released on 27 May 2025 A glimpse of the distant past See it as a poster -
Released on 27 May 2021 Hubble Captures NGC 2276 See it as a poster -
Released on 27 May 2015 Lava Field, Syria See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 27 MAY 1999 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 27 MAY 1999.