The sky on
your birthday.
“Milky Way Over Quiver Tree Forest” is copyrighted by Florian Breuer. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIn front of a background of stars and galaxies are some unusual trees. These are quiver trees, succulent aloe plants that grow to tree-like proportions. Their hollowed branches were historically used as dart holders. This 16-exposure composite was taken in Quiver Tree Forest in southern Namibia.
The Sun on 15 May 2016
NASA SDO took this picture on 15 May 2016, 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 15 May 2016 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 15 May 2016 · Nile Delta and Sinai See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Crab on LCD See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Very Large Array (radio) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Spitzer Space Telescope (infrared) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 Hubble Space Telescope (visible) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster -
Released on 15 May 2017 XMM-Newton (ultraviolet) Image of the Crab Nebula See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 15 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 15 MAY 2016.
Questions about May 15, 2016
What space photo was released on May 15, 2016?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 15, 2016 was "Milky Way Over Quiver Tree Forest". 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 15, 2016?
A first quarter moon, about 62% lit.
What day of the week was May 15, 2016?
May 15, 2016 was a Sunday, day 136 of the 366 days in 2016.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 15, 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?
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