The sky on
your birthday.
“The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross” is copyrighted by Yuri Beletsky. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Southern Cross is a familiar asterism in the southern sky, topped by the yellowish star Gamma Crucis. A line from Gamma Crucis through Alpha Crucis, the blue star at the bottom of the cross, points toward the south celestial pole. This colorful skyscape, recorded over La Frontera, Chile, shows the glow of the southern Milky Way. The dark expanse of the Coal Sack Nebula lies just below the Southern Cross.
The Earth on 17 May 2007 · Gobi Desert
NASA Terra took this picture on 17 May 2007, the day itself, not a release date.
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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
In tropical astrology, 17 MAY 2007 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 2007.
Questions about May 17, 2007
What space photo was released on May 17, 2007?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 17, 2007 was "The Milky Way Near the Southern Cross". 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 17, 2007?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was May 17, 2007?
May 17, 2007 was a Thursday, day 137 of the 365 days in 2007.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 17, 2007?
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.
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