The sky on
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“A Mercury Transit Sequence” is copyrighted by Dominique Dierick. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis sequence shows Mercury transiting the Sun, an event captured from Belgium on May 7. The planet appears as a small dark dot moving across the solar disk. The transit lasted over five hours, with these 23 images taken roughly 15 minutes apart.
The Earth on 27 May 2003 · Caspian Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 27 May 2003, the day itself, not a release date.
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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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The Earth on your day The Earth on 27 May 2003 · Caspian Sea See it as a poster -
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 2010 Detailed view of a section of the Large Magellanic Cloud 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
In tropical astrology, 27 MAY 2003 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 2003.
Questions about May 27, 2003
What space photo was released on May 27, 2003?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 27, 2003 was "A Mercury Transit Sequence". 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 27, 2003?
A waning crescent moon, about 14% lit.
What day of the week was May 27, 2003?
May 27, 2003 was a Tuesday, day 147 of the 365 days in 2003.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 27, 2003?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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