The sky on
your birthday.
“Retrograde Mars” is copyrighted by Tunç Tezel. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMars usually moves in one direction against the distant stars. But every two years, Earth passes Mars, making it appear to reverse course. This retrograde motion makes Mars seem to loop backward in the sky. It is an illusion, caused by our own planet's faster orbit around the Sun.
The Earth on 11 May 2008 · Pilbara, Western Australia
NASA Terra took this picture on 11 May 2008, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 May 2008 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
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Released on 11 May 2010 Hokusai Paints a Wave of Rays See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2004 Red Rectangle overview image 1 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2023 An infrared view of the Lupus 3 region See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 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 11 MAY 2008.
Questions about May 11, 2008
What space photo was released on May 11, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 11, 2008 was "Retrograde Mars". 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 11, 2008?
A first quarter moon, about 36% lit.
What day of the week was May 11, 2008?
May 11, 2008 was a Sunday, day 132 of the 366 days in 2008.
Was there a meteor shower on May 11, 2008?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 5 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 11, 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.