The sky on
your birthday.
“Contemplating the Sun” is copyrighted by Steven Gilbert. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteHere, the Moon partially eclipses the Sun, seen above a crowd of people watching the event. This image was taken from the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Arizona. Faintly visible on the Sun's disk, just to the lower right of the Moon, is a group of sunspots. Sunspots are cooler, darker regions on the Sun's surface caused by intense magnetic activity.
The Sun on 28 May 2012
NASA SDO took this picture on 28 May 2012, 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 28 May 2012 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 28 May 2012 · Eye of the Sahara, Mauritania See it as a poster -
Released on 28 May 2014 The Cone Nebula from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 28 May 2007 Spiral Galaxy M81 Details 4 See it as a poster -
Released on 28 May 2007 Wide-field image showing the region of M81 and M82 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 28 May 2018 A green cosmic arc See it as a poster -
Released on 28 May 2007 Hubble photographs grand design spiral galaxy M81 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 28 MAY 2012 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 28 MAY 2012.
Questions about May 28, 2012
What space photo was released on May 28, 2012?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 28, 2012 was "Contemplating the Sun". 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 28, 2012?
A first quarter moon, about 52% lit.
What day of the week was May 28, 2012?
May 28, 2012 was a Monday, day 149 of the 366 days in 2012.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 28, 2012?
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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