BIRTHDAY · 28 MAY 2013

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“The Large Cloud of Magellan” is copyrighted by L. Comolli, L. Fontana, G. Ghioldi & E. Sordini. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Large Magellanic Cloud is a satellite galaxy of our Milky Way, about 160,000 light-years away in the constellation Dorado. It is an irregular galaxy, a common type of small galaxy. This image shows its bright star-forming regions and dusty lanes, visible from the Southern Hemisphere.

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The Sun on 28 May 2013

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 28 May 2013, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 28 May 2013
2013-05-28 · ♊
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The Sun on 28 May 2013
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 28 MAY 2013 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 2013.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 MAY 2013
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waning gibbous, 87% lit
POSITION
Day 148 of 365

Questions about May 28, 2013

What space photo was released on May 28, 2013?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 28, 2013 was "The Large Cloud of Magellan". 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, 2013?

A waning gibbous moon, about 87% lit.

What day of the week was May 28, 2013?

May 28, 2013 was a Tuesday, day 148 of the 365 days in 2013.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 28, 2013?

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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