The sky on
your birthday.
“Forty Thousand Meteor Origins Across the Sky” is copyrighted by SonotaCo Network, Japan. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteVisible meteors are typically sand-sized grains of ice and rock that fragmented from comets. Many meteor showers are associated with known comets. A network of over 100 video cameras in Japan recorded almost 40,000 meteors over two years, mapping their origins across the sky.
The Earth on 11 May 2009 · Bahamas
NASA Terra took this picture on 11 May 2009, the day itself, not a release date.
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Released on 11 May 2010 Hokusai Paints a Wave of Rays See it as a poster -
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Released on 11 May 2023 An infrared view of the Lupus 3 region See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 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 11 MAY 2009.
Questions about May 11, 2009
What space photo was released on May 11, 2009?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 11, 2009 was "Forty Thousand Meteor Origins Across the Sky". 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, 2009?
A waning gibbous moon, about 96% lit.
What day of the week was May 11, 2009?
May 11, 2009 was a Monday, day 131 of the 365 days in 2009.
Was there a meteor shower on May 11, 2009?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 5 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 11, 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.