The sky on
your birthday.
“Virgo Cluster Galaxies” is copyrighted by Rogelio Bernal Andreo. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Virgo Cluster contains over a thousand galaxies, the closest large cluster to our Local Group. This mosaic of telescopic images captures its central region, spanning about 5x3 degrees on the sky. Faint foreground dust clouds from our own Milky Way lie above the cluster. The cluster's dominant giant elliptical galaxies are clearly visible.
The Sun on 22 April 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 22 April 2011, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 Sun on your day The Sun on 22 April 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 22 April 2011 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 22 April 2010 Messier 72, a celestial city from above See it as a poster -
Released on 22 April 2004 Full HST ACS Image of AM 0644-741 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 April 2015 Wide-field view of the sky around the star 51 Pegasi See it as a poster -
Released on 22 April 2024 Captured on glass See it as a poster -
Released on 22 April 2025 The city lights of Phoenix, Arizona See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 APR 2011 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 22 APR 2011.
Questions about April 22, 2011
What space photo was released on April 22, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for April 22, 2011 was "Virgo Cluster Galaxies". 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 April 22, 2011?
A waning gibbous moon, about 81% lit.
What day of the week was April 22, 2011?
April 22, 2011 was a Friday, day 112 of the 365 days in 2011.
Was there a meteor shower on April 22, 2011?
Yes: the Lyrid shower, peak tonight.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on April 22, 2011?
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory photographed the Sun that day, and NASA's Terra satellite photographed the whole Earth. Both are on this page, next to the card.
Is it free?
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