The sky on
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“Lightning and Orion Beyond Uluru” is copyrighted by Park Liu. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteUluru, a massive sandstone formation in central Australia, rises dramatically from the flat landscape. In this photo, a thunderstorm rages behind it, with lightning illuminating the clouds. Far beyond both, the constellation Orion shines in the star-filled sky.
The Sun on 11 May 2021
NASA SDO took this picture on 11 May 2021, the day itself, not a release date.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 11 May 2021 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 11 May 2021 · Empty Quarter, Arabia 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 2021 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 2021.
Questions about May 11, 2021
What space photo was released on May 11, 2021?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 11, 2021 was "Lightning and Orion Beyond Uluru". 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, 2021?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was May 11, 2021?
May 11, 2021 was a Tuesday, day 131 of the 365 days in 2021.
Was there a meteor shower on May 11, 2021?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 5 days ago.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 11, 2021?
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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