The sky on
your birthday.
“Flying Over the Columbia Hills of Mars” was a movie, or a file NASA no longer keeps, so there's no still picture of it to put on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis digital movie combines terrain data from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter with information from the Spirit rover. It simulates a flight over the Columbia Hills of Mars. Dark, rippled sand dunes are visible against the hills in this opening image.
The Earth on 19 May 2008 · Red Sea
NASA Terra took this picture on 19 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 19 May 2008 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2010 The classic spiral Messier 83 seen in the infrared with HAWK-I See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2025 A spiral so inclined See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2010 The sky around Messier 83 See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2015 Globular Star Cluster 47 Tuc See it as a poster -
Released on 19 May 2025 The Gulf of America coast lit from Texas to Florida See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 19 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 19 MAY 2008.
Questions about May 19, 2008
What space photo was released on May 19, 2008?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 19, 2008 was "Flying Over the Columbia Hills of Mars". NASA has no still picture of it any more, so we link to it on NASA's site and the card shows a stand-in, labelled as one.
What was the Moon's phase on May 19, 2008?
A full moon, about 99% lit.
What day of the week was May 19, 2008?
May 19, 2008 was a Monday, day 140 of the 366 days in 2008.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 19, 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.