BIRTHDAY · 28 MAY 2022

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NASA'S PICTURE FOR THIS DAY

“RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant” is copyrighted by Martin Pugh. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.

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COSMIC MESSAGE

In 185 AD, Chinese astronomers recorded a new star in the sky, now understood to be a supernova. This deep image shows RCW 86, the remnant of that explosion, about 8,200 light years away in Vela. Narrowband data trace gas ionized by the still-expanding shock wave, which has been traveling for nearly two millennia.

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The Sun on 28 May 2022

NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY

NASA SDO took this picture on 28 May 2022, the day itself, not a release date.

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The Sun on 28 May 2022
2022-05-28 · ♊
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The Sun on 28 May 2022
NASA SDO · THE SUN THAT DAY
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
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GEMINI

In tropical astrology, 28 MAY 2022 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 28 MAY 2022.

THE ALMANAC FOR 28 MAY 2022
DAY
Saturday
MOON
Waning crescent, 6% lit
POSITION
Day 148 of 365

Questions about May 28, 2022

What space photo was released on May 28, 2022?

NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 28, 2022 was "RCW 86: Historical Supernova Remnant". 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 28, 2022?

A waning crescent moon, about 6% lit.

What day of the week was May 28, 2022?

May 28, 2022 was a Saturday, day 148 of the 365 days in 2022.

What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 28, 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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