The sky on
your birthday.
“The View Toward M101” is copyrighted by Joonhwa Lee. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteM101, the Pinwheel Galaxy, is a large spiral galaxy, almost twice the size of our Milky Way, at 170,000 light-years across. It was one of the first spiral nebulae observed by Lord Rosse's Leviathan telescope in the 19th century. This telescopic view also includes spiky foreground stars from within our own galaxy and a companion dwarf galaxy.
The Sun on 4 May 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 4 May 2018, 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 4 May 2018 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 4 May 2018 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 4 May 2011 Wide-field image of the area around the Meathook galaxy (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 4 May 2011 Wide-field view of the sky around the Meathook galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 4 May 2020 Galaxy Galaxy, Burning Bright! See it as a poster -
Released on 4 May 2015 A hole in the sky See it as a poster -
Released on 4 May 2017 The Perseus Cluster Waves See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 4 MAY 2018 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 4 MAY 2018.
Questions about May 4, 2018
What space photo was released on May 4, 2018?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 4, 2018 was "The View Toward M101". 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 4, 2018?
A waning gibbous moon, about 82% lit.
What day of the week was May 4, 2018?
May 4, 2018 was a Friday, day 124 of the 365 days in 2018.
Was there a meteor shower on May 4, 2018?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 2 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 4, 2018?
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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