3 Ways To Find The Picture NASA Took On Your Birthday – SlashGear

Astronomy Picture of the Day is managed by NASA’s Jerry Bonnell and Michigan Technological University professor Robert Nerimoff. Established in 1995, the website is a simple affair. It presents a different image on a daily basis. Each one is, of course, space-themed and stunning.

To provide some context to the beautiful visuals, each is followed by a box marked “Explanation,” in which astronomers Nerimoff and Bonnell provide a short, scientific yet easy-to-follow description of what’s shown in the photograph.

Only 1/365th of the time, of course, will your visit to Astronomy Picture of the Day coincide with your birthday. The rest of the time, you can simply hit the Archive tab at the bottom of the page. The Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive dates back to January 1, 2015, so you can easily scroll to your birthday and click the title of the image to see it in all its glory. For the day you were born (birth day and year), you can instead visit the Calendar tab from the main page. The Astronomy Picture of the Day Calendar goes as far back as June 16 1995 (though only that image and then June 20 onward now display correctly), so just click the month on the main Calendar page and then the specific day on the next page to see your image.