The sky on
your birthday.
“The Little Dipper” 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 sitePolaris, the North Star, is the brightest star in the Little Dipper asterism, though not the brightest star in the night sky. This mosaic spans about 23 degrees across the northern sky. Polaris is famous for its use in navigation and astrophotography because it is very close to the North Celestial Pole.
The Sun on 14 May 2011
NASA SDO took this picture on 14 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 14 May 2011 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 14 May 2011 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 14 May 2019 Young Star Cluster Trumpler 14 from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 14 May 2014 Wide-field view of the sky around the star cluster Westerlund 1 See it as a poster -
Released on 14 May 2012 Edge-on beauty See it as a poster -
Released on 14 May 2026 Messier Catalog at Uniform Scale See it as a poster -
Released on 14 May 2015 Globular cluster 47 Tucanae See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 14 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 14 MAY 2011.
Questions about May 14, 2011
What space photo was released on May 14, 2011?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 14, 2011 was "The Little Dipper". 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 14, 2011?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 88% lit.
What day of the week was May 14, 2011?
May 14, 2011 was a Saturday, day 134 of the 365 days in 2011.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 14, 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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.