The sky on
your birthday.
“M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy” is copyrighted by Drew Evans. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteM100 is a spiral galaxy like our own Milky Way, with over 100 billion stars. It sits 56 million light-years away in the constellation Coma Berenices. This galaxy is one of the brightest members of the Virgo Cluster. A wide field of view captures M100 and slightly less bright galaxies.
The Sun on 2 May 2024
NASA SDO took this picture on 2 May 2024, the day itself, not a release date.
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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.
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The Sun on your day The Sun on 2 May 2024 See it as a poster -
The Earth on your day The Earth on 2 May 2024 · Colorado Plateau See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2007 Multiple generations of stars in a globular cluster See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2007 Wide-field image of the NGC 2808 region (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2016 Hubble spies NGC 4394 See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2019 Hubble’s Spectacular Wide View of the Universe See it as a poster -
Released on 2 May 2011 Breathing new life into an old cluster See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 2 MAY 2024 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 2 MAY 2024.
Questions about May 2, 2024
What space photo was released on May 2, 2024?
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 2, 2024 was "M100: A Grand Design Spiral Galaxy". 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 2, 2024?
A last quarter moon, about 35% lit.
What day of the week was May 2, 2024?
May 2, 2024 was a Thursday, day 123 of the 366 days in 2024.
Was there a meteor shower on May 2, 2024?
Yes: the Eta Aquariid shower, peaks in 4 days.
What did the Sun and the Earth look like on May 2, 2024?
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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