The sky on
your birthday.
“At the Limit of Diffraction” is copyrighted by Yuri Beletsky. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteEven with Earth-based telescopes, adaptive optics can push the limits of what we see. This snapshot shows a view approaching the diffraction limit, where the sharpness is determined by the telescope's size and the wavelength of light. This technology helps overcome atmospheric blurring that affects ground observations.
The Sun on 7 May 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 7 May 2015, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 7 May 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 7 May 2015 · Bahamas 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 2015 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 2015.
Questions about May 7, 2015
What space photo was released on May 7, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 7, 2015 was "At the Limit of Diffraction". 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, 2015?
A waning gibbous moon, about 85% lit.
What day of the week was May 7, 2015?
May 7, 2015 was a Thursday, day 127 of the 365 days in 2015.
Was there a meteor shower on May 7, 2015?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 7, 2015?
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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