The sky on
your birthday.
“Asteroid Ryugu from Hayabusa2” is copyrighted by ISAS, JAXA,. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteAsteroid 162173 Ryugu, shaped like a diamond, is thought to be composed mostly of nickel and iron. This near-Earth asteroid is of interest for potential future mining and as a possible impact threat. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is currently studying Ryugu.
The Sun on 22 August 2018
NASA SDO took this picture on 22 August 2018, the day itself, not a release date.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
Prints are coming soon. The card is free to save and share in the meantime.
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.
-
The Sun on your day The Sun on 22 August 2018 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 August 2022 A Marvel of Galactic Morphology See it as a poster -
Released on 22 August 2016 An irregular island See it as a poster -
Released on 22 August 2018 Glaciers are pictured in the Qilian Mountain range of central China as the International Space Station orbited 252 See it as a poster -
Released on 22 August 2011 TrES-2b: Dark Planet See it as a poster -
Released on 22 August 2022 Jupiter Showcases Auroras, Hazes (NIRCam Widefield View) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 22 AUG 2018 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 22 AUG 2018.