BIRTHDAY · 10 MAY 2022

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“NGC 6334: The Cat's Paw Nebula” is copyrighted by Stefan Steve Bemmerl & Team Wolfatorium (Hakos/Namibia). NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

The Cat's Paw Nebula, also known as NGC 6334, is an emission nebula 5,500 light-years away in Scorpius. Its red color comes from an abundance of ionized hydrogen atoms. Stars nearly ten times the mass of our Sun are forming within its vast clouds.

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The Sun on 10 May 2022

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 10 May 2022, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 10 May 2022
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SKYBORN
The Sun on 10 May 2022
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
BORN 1,646 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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TAURUS

In tropical astrology, 10 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 10 MAY 2022.

THE ALMANAC FOR 10 MAY 2022
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
Waxing gibbous, 70% lit
POSITION
Day 130 of 365
METEOR SHOWER
Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 4 days ago

Questions about May 10, 2022

What space photo was released on May 10, 2022?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 10, 2022 was "NGC 6334: The Cat's Paw Nebula". 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 10, 2022?

A waxing gibbous moon, about 70% lit.

What day of the week was May 10, 2022?

May 10, 2022 was a Tuesday, day 130 of the 365 days in 2022.

Was there a meteor shower on May 10, 2022?

Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaked 4 days ago.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 10, 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.

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