The sky on
your birthday.
“Green Flashes: Sun, Moon, Venus, Mercury” is copyrighted by Marcella Giulia Pace. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteIf you follow a sunset on a clear day against a distant horizon, you might see a green flash as the Sun disappears. This green flash happens because light rays travel a long path through the atmosphere. Shorter wavelengths refract more strongly than longer red wavelengths, separating the colors and making the last visible part of the solar disk look green. It's harder to see a green flash from the Moon, Venus, or Mercury.
The Sun on 30 May 2020
NASA SDO took this picture on 30 May 2020, 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 30 May 2020 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 30 May 2020 · Sahara, Algeria See it as a poster -
Released on 30 May 2018 The rich region around the Tarantula Nebula in the Large Magellanic Cloud See it as a poster -
Released on 30 May 2024 Webb finds most distant known galaxy (JADES-GS-z14-0 environment NIRCam image) See it as a poster -
Released on 30 May 2016 A heavy-metal home See it as a poster -
Released on 30 May 2006 Disturbed Soil Along the Path from Tyrone Close-Up See it as a poster -
Released on 30 May 2022 Hubble Goes Galactic Birdwatching See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 30 MAY 2020 falls under Gemini (♊). The sign's window runs from 05-21 through 06-20. Gemini is named for the twin stars Castor and Pollux, both bright enough to spot without a telescope. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 30 MAY 2020.
Questions about May 30, 2020
What space photo was released on May 30, 2020?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 30, 2020 was "Green Flashes: Sun, Moon, Venus, Mercury". 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 30, 2020?
A first quarter moon, about 57% lit.
What day of the week was May 30, 2020?
May 30, 2020 was a Saturday, day 151 of the 366 days in 2020.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 30, 2020?
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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