The sky on
your birthday.
“Gemini Stars Pollux and Castor” is copyrighted by Rogelio Bernal Andreo (Deep Sky Colors). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe two brightest stars in Gemini are Castor and Pollux. They are different in color. Pollux is a red giant twice as massive as the Sun. Castor is a blue main sequence star 2.7 times more massive than the Sun. They are 33 and 51 light years away respectively.
The Sun on 16 May 2017
NASA SDO took this picture on 16 May 2017, 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 16 May 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 16 May 2017 · Pilbara, Western Australia See it as a poster -
Released on 16 May 2014 Opportunity's Mars Analemma See it as a poster -
Released on 16 May 2016 Busy bees See it as a poster -
Released on 16 May 2018 Galaxy cluster MACS j1149.5+223 See it as a poster -
Released on 16 May 2024 ZS7 environment (NIRcam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 16 May 2012 A deep look at the strange galaxy Centaurus A See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 16 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 16 MAY 2017.
Questions about May 16, 2017
What space photo was released on May 16, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 16, 2017 was "Gemini Stars Pollux and Castor". 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 16, 2017?
A waning gibbous moon, about 70% lit.
What day of the week was May 16, 2017?
May 16, 2017 was a Tuesday, day 136 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 16, 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.
Is it free?
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