The sky on
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“Mercury's Sodium Tail” is copyrighted by Sebastian Voltmer. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMercury, our solar system's innermost planet, can display an unexpected tail when imaged with long exposures. This tail is made of sodium atoms, liberated from Mercury's surface by sunlight and pushed away. The sodium glows yellow when excited by the Sun's light.
The Sun on 3 May 2022
NASA SDO took this picture on 3 May 2022, the day itself, not a release date.
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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 3 May 2022 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 3 May 2022 · Persian Gulf See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2021 Apollo 11: Earth, Moon, Spaceship See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2011 Globular Cluster M15 from Hubble See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2026 Trifid Pillars and Jets See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2010 Spiral Galaxy NGC 3190 Almost Sideways See it as a poster -
Released on 3 May 2013 Horsehead: A Wider View See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 3 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 3 MAY 2022.
Questions about May 3, 2022
What space photo was released on May 3, 2022?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 3, 2022 was "Mercury's Sodium Tail". 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 3, 2022?
A waxing crescent moon, about 6% lit.
What day of the week was May 3, 2022?
May 3, 2022 was a Tuesday, day 123 of the 365 days in 2022.
Was there a meteor shower on May 3, 2022?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 3 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 3, 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?
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