2026年2月21日
Twilight with Moon and Planets
Image Credit & Copyright: Tunc Tezel (TWAN)
Explanation: Only two days after the February New Moon’s annular eclipse of the Sun, a slender lunar crescent poses near the western horizon in this wintry twilight skyscape. Its nightside faintly illuminated by earthshine, the young Moon is joined by three bright planets in the mostly clear, early evening skies above the village of Kirazli, Turkiye. Inner planet Venus appears closest to the horizon. Near the beginning of its 2026 performance as planet Earth’s evening star, brilliant Venus is seen through the warm sunset glare near picture center. Straight above Venus, innermost planet Mercury is easy to spot as it stands remarkably high above the horizon even as the twilight sky is growing dark. Outer planet Saturn, most distant of the naked-eye planets, is found just left of the Moon’s sunlit crescent.
Tomorrow’s picture: robots on Mars
暮光下的月亮与行星
影像提供与版权: Tunc Tezel (TWAN)
说明: 自2026年2月新月的日环食仅隔两天，纤细的新月在冬季薄暮的天幕中，于日落后高悬西方地平线之上，清冽余晖映出其纤薄月牙的身影。在地球照的映衬下，新月的背阳面微微透亮，并与三颗明亮行星同现天际，在大致晴朗的初昏天空中，高挂于土耳其基拉兹利村上空。内行星金星最靠近地平线。在即将迎来2026年「地球启明星」之际，明亮的金星在温暖的夕阳余晖中清晰可见，位于画面中心附近。在金星正上方，最内侧的行星水星仍然高悬于地平线之上，即使暮色渐深，仍然相当容易辨认。外行星土星，这颗肉眼可见的行星中最遥远的一员，位于月牙被阳光照射的左侧不远处。
明日的图片: robots on Mars
