The sky on
your birthday.
“Shaping NGC 6188” is copyrighted by John Ebersole. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteDark shapes with bright edges, tens of light-years long, wing their way through dusty NGC 6188. This emission nebula is near the edge of a dark molecular cloud in the southern constellation Ara, about 4,000 light-years away. Massive young stars, formed only a few million years ago, sculpt these fantastic shapes. Their stellar winds and intense ultraviolet radiation power the nebula's glow.
The Earth on 2 May 2008 · Nile Delta and Sinai
NASA Terra took this picture on 2 May 2008, 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 2 May 2008 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2007 Multiple generations of stars in a globular cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2007 Wide-field image of the NGC 2808 region (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2016 Hubble spies NGC 4394 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2019 Hubble’s Spectacular Wide View of the Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2011 Breathing new life into an old cluster See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 MAY 2008 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 2 MAY 2008.
Questions about May 2, 2008
What space photo was released on May 2, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 2, 2008 was "Shaping NGC 6188". 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 2, 2008?
A waning crescent moon, about 9% lit.
What day of the week was May 2, 2008?
May 2, 2008 was a Friday, day 123 of the 366 days in 2008.
Was there a meteor shower on May 2, 2008?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 4 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 2, 2008?
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.