The sky on
your birthday.
“Dawn of the Planets” is copyrighted by Luis Argerich. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteFour naked-eye planets gather along the eastern horizon just before sunrise in this image from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Venus shines brightest near the top, with Mercury below and to its right. Jupiter is lower still, and Mars, relatively faint, struggles to shine through the clouds and twilight glow.
The Sun on 7 May 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 7 May 2011, 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 Sun on your day The Sun on 7 May 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 7 May 2011 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 7 May 2026 Messier 77 (MIRI + NIRCam) See it as a poster -
Released on 7 May 2026 Messier 77 (NIRCam) See it as a poster -
Released on 7 May 2012 Using the Moon as a mirror: Hubble to watch transit of Venus in reflected light See it as a poster -
Released on 7 May 2014 Inside the Flame Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 7 May 2018 From toddlers to babies See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 7 MAY 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 7 MAY 2011.
Questions about May 7, 2011
What space photo was released on May 7, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 7, 2011 was "Dawn of the Planets". 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 7, 2011?
A waxing crescent moon, about 21% lit.
What day of the week was May 7, 2011?
May 7, 2011 was a Saturday, day 127 of the 365 days in 2011.
Was there a meteor shower on May 7, 2011?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 7, 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.
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