The sky on
your birthday.
“When Vega is North” is copyrighted by Miguel Claro. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIn about 12,000 years, Vega will be the North Star, the closest bright star to our planet's North Celestial Pole. Then, long-exposure photographs of the night sky will show star trails centered near Vega as Earth rotates. Currently, Polaris is the bright star near the North Celestial Pole, but this will change as Earth's axis precesses, like a wobbling top.
The Sun on 8 May 2015
NASA SDO took this picture on 8 May 2015, 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 8 May 2015 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 8 May 2015 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2006 Descent Panorama of Saturn's Titan See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2006 Victoria on Opportunity Horizon Orbital View See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2022 Spiral Galaxy NGC 1512: The Inner Rings See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2017 Close encounter See it as a poster -
Released on 8 May 2019 The waxing crescent moon is photographed just above Earth's limb and the bluish hue of the atmosphere at the beginning See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 8 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 8 MAY 2015.
Questions about May 8, 2015
What space photo was released on May 8, 2015?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 8, 2015 was "When Vega is North". 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 8, 2015?
A waning gibbous moon, about 77% lit.
What day of the week was May 8, 2015?
May 8, 2015 was a Friday, day 128 of the 365 days in 2015.
Was there a meteor shower on May 8, 2015?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 2 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 8, 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.
Is it free?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.