日食与环

2023年10月16日

Eclipse Rings
Image Credit & Copyright: Jerry Zhang (left), Baolong Chen (photographer) & Amber Zhang (right)

Explanation: She knew everything but the question. She was well aware that there would be a complete annular eclipse of the Sun visible from their driving destination: Lake Abert in Oregon. She knew that the next ring-of-fire eclipse would occur in the USA only in 16 more years, making this a rare photographic opportunity. She was comfortable with the plan: that she and her boyfriend would appear in front of the eclipse in silhouette, sometimes alone, and sometimes together. She knew that the annular phase of this eclipse would last only a few minutes and she helped in the many hours of planning. She could see their friend who set up the camera about 400 meters away at the bottom of a ridge. What she didn’t know was the question she would be asked. But she did know the answer: “yes”.

Album: Selected eclipse images sent in to APOD

Tomorrow’s picture: dust rings

日食与环
影像提供与版权: Jerry Zhang (left), Baolong Chen (photographer) & Amber Zhang (right)

说明: 除了那个大问题，她什么都知道。她很清楚，从他们开车前去的目的地–俄勒冈州的阿伯特湖，可以看到日环食的完整过程。她也知道得再等16年，日环食才会再次出现在美国，所以这是一次难得的机会。她对规划很满意：她和男友将以剪影之姿出现在太阳的前方，有时单独，有时则是一起。她了解这次日食的环食阶段只有短短的数分钟，而她也花了很多时间参与规划。她见到他们的友人，在大约400米外的山脊下方架好了相机。她唯一不知道的，是自己会遇到决定终身的大问题。不过，她倒是知道问题的答案：我愿意。

相册: 发送至APOD的精选日食图像

明日的图片: dust rings