The sky on
your birthday.
“Milky Way, Launch, and Landing” is copyrighted by Devin Boggs. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteThe Milky Way doesn't look this bright and colorful to the naked eye, but a rocket launch does. This composite skyscape from Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge combines a deep exposure of our galaxy's starfields and dust clouds with a nine-minute exposure of a Falcon 9 rocket launch and landing.
The Sun on 11 May 2019
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 May 2019, 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 11 May 2019 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 May 2019 · Bahamas See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2015 Galactic onion See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2022 Gravity's Grin See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2010 Hokusai Paints a Wave of Rays See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2004 Red Rectangle overview image 1 (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 11 May 2023 An infrared view of the Lupus 3 region See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 11 MAY 2019 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 11 MAY 2019.
Questions about May 11, 2019
What space photo was released on May 11, 2019?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 11, 2019 was "Milky Way, Launch, and Landing". 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 11, 2019?
A first quarter moon, about 45% lit.
What day of the week was May 11, 2019?
May 11, 2019 was a Saturday, day 131 of the 365 days in 2019.
Was there a meteor shower on May 11, 2019?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 5 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 11, 2019?
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?
Yes. Seeing, sharing and downloading the card is free, and there's no account to make.