The sky on
your birthday.
“A Milky Way Band” is copyrighted by John P. Gleason. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteOur Sun resides in the disk of the Milky Way Galaxy, along with most other bright stars. This panoramic image shows a northern band of the Milky Way's disk. It is a mosaic of several exposures, revealing bright stars, dark dust lanes, red emission nebulae, and blue reflection nebulae.
The Earth on 5 June 2005 · Lake Eyre, Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 5 June 2005, the day itself, not a release date.
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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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The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 June 2005 · Lake Eyre, Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 5 June 2012 Live: Watching for Venus to Cross the Sun See it as a poster -
Released on 5 June 2013 Galaxies in Hiding See it as a poster -
Released on 5 June 2013 Bubbles Within Bubbles See it as a poster -
Released on 5 June 2003 Supernova Shock Wave Paints Cosmic Portrait See it as a poster -
Released on 5 June 2013 Life and Death Intermingled See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 JUN 2005 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 5 JUN 2005.
Questions about June 5, 2005
What space photo was released on June 5, 2005?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 5, 2005 was "A Milky Way Band". 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 June 5, 2005?
A new moon, about 4% lit.
What day of the week was June 5, 2005?
June 5, 2005 was a Sunday, day 156 of the 365 days in 2005.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on June 5, 2005?
NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth that day. It's on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.