BIRTHDAY · 18 MAY 2003

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“The Holographic Principle” is copyrighted by E. Winfree, K. Fleischer, A. Barr et al. (Caltech). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

How much information can an image hold? The Holographic Principle suggests there's a maximum amount, not based on volume, but on the area of the surface next to it. For a computer monitor, that's about 3 x 10^65 bits. This unproven principle challenges our intuition about information storage in the universe.

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The Earth on 18 May 2003 · Baja California

NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY

NASA Terra took this picture on 18 May 2003, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Earth on 18 May 2003 · Baja California
2003-05-18 · ♉
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The Earth on 18 May 2003 · Baja California
NASA TERRA · THE EARTH THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 18 MAY 2003 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 18 MAY 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 18 MAY 2003
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 95% lit
POSITION
Day 138 of 365

Questions about May 18, 2003

What space photo was released on May 18, 2003?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 18, 2003 was "The Holographic Principle". It's a photographer's copyrighted image, so we link to it on NASA's site and show the Sun or the Earth that day instead.

What was the Moon's phase on May 18, 2003?

A waning gibbous moon, about 95% lit.

What day of the week was May 18, 2003?

May 18, 2003 was a Sunday, day 138 of the 365 days in 2003.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 18, 2003?

NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.

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