The sky on
your birthday.
“Star Formation in the Tadpole Nebula” is copyrighted by : Francesco Antonucci. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Tadpole Nebula, IC 410, is a cloud of glowing gas over 100 light-years across, about 12,000 light-years away in Auriga. Stellar winds and radiation from the embedded star cluster NGC 1893 have sculpted its shape. This region is a site of star formation, with new stars only about 4 million years old.
The Sun on 7 May 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 7 May 2017, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 7 May 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 7 May 2017 · Nile Delta and Sinai 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 2017 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 2017.
Questions about May 7, 2017
What space photo was released on May 7, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 7, 2017 was "Star Formation in the Tadpole Nebula". 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, 2017?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 86% lit.
What day of the week was May 7, 2017?
May 7, 2017 was a Sunday, day 127 of the 365 days in 2017.
Was there a meteor shower on May 7, 2017?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked yesterday.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 7, 2017?
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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