作者姓名:Samuel Chan

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

天文·每日一图

视觉化: 黑洞及其吸积盘附近的景象

The illustration shows a structured orange band stretching horizontally across the imager. Connected in the middle is the Milky Way Galaxy curving up to the top of the frame. A second image of the orange band runs like a sine wave across the lower half of the frame, while a second image of the Milky Way galaxy appears just above it. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中显示一条橙色的结构化条带水平横跨成像器。银河系从中间延伸至画面顶部,呈弧形向上弯曲。橙色条带的第二幅图像呈正弦波状横跨画面下半部分,而银河系的第二幅图像则出现在其上方。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

天文·每日一图

M77: 具有活跃核心的螺旋星系

A big beautiful sprawling spiral galaxy is shown. The galaxy has well defined spiral arms with bright blue star clusters and dark red dust. The center is a bright white. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中展示了一个巨大而美丽的螺旋星系。该星系拥有清晰的旋臂,旋臂上分布着明亮的蓝色星团和暗红色的尘埃。星系中心呈明亮的白色。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

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3I ATLAS: 星际彗星的尾迹

A starfield is shown around a comet. The green coma of the comet is on the lower left. A meandering blue-tinted tail goes off to the upper right. A slight anti-tail is seen from the coma toward the lower left. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图中显示了一颗彗星周围的星空。彗星的绿色彗发位于左下方。一条蜿蜒的蓝色彗尾向右上方延伸。从彗发向左下方可以看到一条较弱的反彗尾。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

天文·每日一图

惠更斯号拍摄的土卫六泰坦表面

A strange orange landscape is shown. What appears to be light and dark orange rocks are strewn about. The landscape appears roughly flat all the way out to the orange sky and horizon. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
画面呈现出一片奇特的橙色地貌。看似浅橙色和深橙色的岩石散落在各处。地貌大致平坦,一直延伸到橙色的天空和地平线。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

天文·每日一图

月之游戏

See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available.
请参阅说明。单击图片将下载可用的最高分辨率版本。

NASA·每日一图

在土卫二羽状喷流中新发现的有机物

Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed tiger stripes near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in this image released on Feb. 23, 2010.
这张于2010年2月23日发布的图像展示了土卫二(Enceladus)南极著名虎纹裂缝附近的壮观喷发——大小不一的羽状喷流从多个位置喷射出水冰。

天文·每日一图

NGC 1055的肖像

See Explanation. Clicking on the picture will download the highest resolution version available.
请参阅说明。单击图片将下载可用的最高分辨率版本。

天文·每日一图

球状星团M15深空视野

A starfield is shown with thin wisps of gray and red running through it. In the center is an usual ball — which is a globular cluster of stars upon closer inspection. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
画面中呈现一片星空,其间点缀着细细的灰色和红色光丝。中心是一个奇特的球体——仔细观察会发现,它实际上是一个球状星团。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。

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