The sky on
your birthday.
Gravity's Grin
Gravitational lensing, predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, gives these distant galaxies a whimsical appearance. Nicknamed the Cheshire Cat galaxy group, its two large elliptical galaxies are framed by arcs. These arcs are optical images of distant background galaxies, their light bent and magnified by the gravity of the foreground galaxy group. This image combines X-ray data from Chandra and optical data from Hubble.
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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 5 August 2017 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 5 August 2017 · Caspian Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 5 August 2008 Wide-field view of the Virgo cluster of galaxies (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 5 August 2018 Trapezium: At the Heart of Orion See it as a poster -
Released on 5 August 2008 Lord of the stars See it as a poster -
Released on 5 August 2015 X-ray Echoes from Circinus X-1 See it as a poster -
Released on 5 August 2009 The field around HD 87643 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 5 AUG 2017 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 AUG 2017.
Questions about August 5, 2017
What space photo was released on August 5, 2017?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 5, 2017 was "Gravity's Grin". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on August 5, 2017?
A waxing gibbous moon, about 95% lit.
What day of the week was August 5, 2017?
August 5, 2017 was a Saturday, day 217 of the 365 days in 2017.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on August 5, 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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