BIRTHDAY · 10 MAY 2015

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MyCn18: An Hourglass Planetary Nebula

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COSMIC MESSAGE

MyCn18, an hourglass-shaped planetary nebula, shows the final stage of a star like our Sun. Its outer layers are ejected, forming delicate rings of gas that glow in different colors: nitrogen in red, hydrogen in green. The Hubble Space Telescope captured this image in 1995.

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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 10 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 10 MAY 2015.

THE ALMANAC FOR 10 MAY 2015
DAY
Sunday
MOON
Last quarter, 57% lit
POSITION
Day 130 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 4 days ago

Questions about May 10, 2015

What space photo was released on May 10, 2015?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 10, 2015 was "MyCn18: An Hourglass Planetary Nebula". It's the card at the top of this page.

What was the Moon's phase on May 10, 2015?

A last quarter moon, about 57% lit.

What day of the week was May 10, 2015?

May 10, 2015 was a Sunday, day 130 of the 365 days in 2015.

Was there a meteor shower on May 10, 2015?

Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 4 days ago.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 10, 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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