BIRTHDAY · 17 MAY 2001 The sky on
The sky on
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Comet LINEAR
ESA / HUBBLE
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SB-2001-05-17
RARE · HOLO 
2001-05-17 · ♉
SKYBORN
Comet LINEAR
ESA / HUBBLE
BORN 9,283 days ago
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 17 May 2001 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
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
ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS
In tropical astrology, 17 MAY 2001 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 2001.
THE ALMANAC FOR 17 MAY 2001
DAY
Thursday
MOON
Waning crescent, 28% lit
POSITION
Day 137 of 365
SAME DAY, OTHER YEARS