The sky on
your birthday.
“The Whale Galaxy” is copyrighted by Adam Block. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Whale Galaxy, NGC 4631, is a spiral galaxy seen edge-on, resembling a cosmic herring. Located 25 million light-years away in Canes Venatici, it is similar in size to our own Milky Way. This color image reveals its yellowish core, dark dust lanes, bright blue star clusters, and red star-forming regions.
The Earth on 2 May 2009 · Bahamas
NASA Terra took this picture on 2 May 2009, 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 2009 · Bahamas 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 2009 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 2009.
Questions about May 2, 2009
What space photo was released on May 2, 2009?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 2, 2009 was "The Whale Galaxy". 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, 2009?
A first quarter moon, about 54% lit.
What day of the week was May 2, 2009?
May 2, 2009 was a Saturday, day 122 of the 365 days in 2009.
Was there a meteor shower on May 2, 2009?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 4 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 2, 2009?
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.