The sky on
your birthday.
“NGC 6366 vs 47 Ophiuchi” is copyrighted by Massimo Di Fusco. NASA has permission to show it and we don't, so it isn't on this card.
See it on NASA's siteMost globular clusters orbit the Milky Way's halo, but NGC 6366 is close to the galactic plane. It lies about 12,000 light-years away in Ophiuchus. Interstellar dust dims and reddens the cluster's starlight, making its stars appear golden. This is especially noticeable next to the bright, bluish star 47 Ophiuchi.
The sparsely populated, hot desert region of Western Australia
NASA released this picture on 23 May 2025. That is the day it was published, not the day it was taken.
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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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Released on 23 May 2011 Hubble’s cepheid in the Andromeda Galaxy See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2026 Messier 2 See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2016 A galactic gathering See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2006 Hubble captures a "five-star" rated gravitational lens (ground-based image) See it as a poster -
Released on 23 May 2013 The region around the Ring Nebula (Hubble/LBT composite) See it as a poster
In tropical astrology, 23 MAY 2025 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 23 MAY 2025.