The sky on
your birthday.
“T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula” is copyrighted by Bill Snyder. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteT Tauri, a variable star, sits over 400 light-years away at the edge of a molecular cloud. It is the prototype of its class, meaning it is the star we use to define what a T Tauri star is. Next to it is Hind's Variable Nebula, NGC 1555. Both the star and the nebula change in brightness, but not always at the same time.
The Sun on 3 May 2014
NASA SDO took this picture on 3 May 2014, 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 3 May 2014 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 3 May 2014 · Empty Quarter, Arabia See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2011 Globular Cluster M15 from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2021 Apollo 11: Earth, Moon, Spaceship See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2026 Trifid Pillars and Jets See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2010 Spiral Galaxy NGC 3190 Almost Sideways See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2013 Horsehead: A Wider View See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 MAY 2014 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 3 MAY 2014.
Questions about May 3, 2014
What space photo was released on May 3, 2014?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 3, 2014 was "T Tauri and Hind's Variable Nebula". 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 3, 2014?
A waxing crescent moon, about 16% lit.
What day of the week was May 3, 2014?
May 3, 2014 was a Saturday, day 123 of the 365 days in 2014.
Was there a meteor shower on May 3, 2014?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 3 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 3, 2014?
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.