The sky on
your birthday.
“The Dark Tower in Scorpius” is copyrighted by Robert Gendler. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis dusty cosmic cloud, nearly 40 light-years across, appears in silhouette against a crowded star field in Scorpius. It is known as a cometary globule, shaped by intense ultraviolet radiation. Clumps of dust and molecular gas within this dark nebula may be collapsing to form new stars.
The Earth on 8 May 2008 · Taklamakan Desert
NASA Terra took this picture on 8 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 8 May 2008 · Taklamakan Desert See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2006 Descent Panorama of Saturn's Titan See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2006 Victoria on Opportunity Horizon Orbital View See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2022 Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Inner Rings See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2017 Close encounter See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2019 The waxing crescent moon is photographed just above Earth's limb and the bluish hue of the atmosphere at the beginning See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 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 8 MAY 2008.
Questions about May 8, 2008
What space photo was released on May 8, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 8, 2008 was "The Dark Tower in Scorpius". 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 8, 2008?
A waxing crescent moon, about 10% lit.
What day of the week was May 8, 2008?
May 8, 2008 was a Thursday, day 129 of the 366 days in 2008.
Was there a meteor shower on May 8, 2008?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 2 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 8, 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.