The sky on
your birthday.
“Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds” is copyrighted by Carlos Eduardo Fairbairn ; Rollover Annotation: Judy Schmidt. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThis wide field image captures planets, star clouds, and a distant galaxy. Mars and Saturn appear as bright orange spots, with Mars to the right and Saturn in the center. The colorful Rho Ophiuchi star clouds feature the bright orange star Antares. These interstellar clouds contain both red emission and blue reflection nebulae.
The Sun on 10 May 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 10 May 2016, 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 10 May 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 10 May 2016 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 10 May 2012 Ground-based, wide-field view of NGC 2366 See it as a poster -
Released on 10 May 2006 A Million Comet Pieces See it as a poster -
Released on 10 May 2011 Targeted Observations Reveal Unprecedented Detail See it as a poster -
Released on 10 May 2012 Near-True Color Image of Snowman See it as a poster -
Released on 10 May 2003 NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 10 MAY 2016 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 2016.
Questions about May 10, 2016
What space photo was released on May 10, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 10, 2016 was "Saturn and Mars visit Milky Way Star Clouds". 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 10, 2016?
A waxing crescent moon, about 14% lit.
What day of the week was May 10, 2016?
May 10, 2016 was a Tuesday, day 131 of the 366 days in 2016.
Was there a meteor shower on May 10, 2016?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 4 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 10, 2016?
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.