The sky on
your birthday.
First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole
This first image of a black hole's immediate surroundings resolves the area around the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy M87. Radio telescopes around the Earth coordinated to capture this view. The dark central region is not the event horizon itself, but rather the shadow it casts against the glowing gas swirling around it.
We cannot put this date's photograph on paper at poster size. We can print the nearest public archive plate to your date instead.
See print sizesPrinted, shipped and sold by Zazzle
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 1 May 2022 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 1 May 2022 · Red Sea See it as a poster -
Released on 1 May 2024 Star-studded cluster (NGC 6440 NIRCam wide-field image) See it as a poster -
Released on 1 May 2014 Ubinas Volcano Activity in Peruvian Andes See it as a poster -
Released on 1 May 2014 Galaxy cluster MACS J1720+35 See it as a poster -
Released on 1 May 2021 Perseverance from Ingenuity See it as a poster -
Released on 1 May 2021 The night lights of Beijing and Tianjin in China are pictured from the International Space Station as it orbited 264 See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 1 MAY 2022 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 1 MAY 2022.
Questions about May 1, 2022
What space photo was released on May 1, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 1, 2022 was "First Horizon-Scale Image of a Black Hole". It's the card at the top of this page.
What was the Moon's phase on May 1, 2022?
A new moon, about 0% lit.
What day of the week was May 1, 2022?
May 1, 2022 was a Sunday, day 121 of the 365 days in 2022.
Was there a meteor shower on May 1, 2022?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 5 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 1, 2022?
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.