2025年8月15日
Moonlight, Planets, and Perseids
Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN)
Explanation: In the predawn sky on August 13, two planets were close. And despite the glare of a waning gibbous Moon, bright Jupiter and even brighter Venus were hard to miss. Their brilliant close conjunction is poised above the eastern horizon in this early morning skyscape. The scene was captured in a single exposure from a site near Gansu, China, with light from both planets reflected in the still waters of a local pond. Also seen against the moonlight were flashes from the annual Perseid Meteor Shower, known for its bright, fast meteors. Near the much anticipated peak of activity, the shower meteors briefly combined with the two planets for a celestial spectacle even in moonlit skies.
Tomorrow’s picture: light-weekend
月光、行星与英仙座流星雨
影像提供与版权: Jeff Dai（戴建峰） (TWAN)
说明: 在8月13日的黎明前天空中，两颗行星发生近合。当时尽管有下凸月发出的眩光，不过，明亮的木星及更明亮的金星依然吸睛。而如这幅摄于清晨的天空影像所示，发生近合的这二颗明亮行星当时悬在东方地平线的上方。于这幅摄于中国甘肃某地的单曝光影像里，两颗行星的身影更倒映在当地湖塘的平静水面上。此外，在月光中，还可以看到年年复现、以明亮高速流星著称的英仙座流星雨之流星迹。在备受期待的活动极大期附近，纵然有月光的干扰，但流星与两颗行星稍纵即逝的合影，造就了这帧天文奇观。
明日的图片: light-weekend
