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日晕与太阳

2024年1月13日 Circling the Sun Image Credit & Copyright: Radoslav Zboran Explanation: Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not a circle, it’s an ellipse. The point along its elliptical orbit where our fair planet is closest to the Sun is called perihelion. This year, perihelion was on Januar

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太阳极小期与太阳极大期

2023年12月11日 Solar Minimum versus Solar Maximum Video Credit: NASA, SDO, SVS Explanation: The surface of our Sun is constantly changing. Some years it is quiet, showing relatively few sunspots and active regions. Other years it is churning, showing many sunspots and throwing frequent Coronal Mass Eje

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空间站、日珥与太阳

2023年11月19日 Space Station, Solar Prominences, Sun Image Credit & Copyright: Mehmet Ergün Explanation: That’s no sunspot. It’s the International Space Station (ISS) caught passing in front of the Sun. Sunspots, individually, have a dark central umbra, a lighter surrounding penumbra,

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月偏食

2023年10月29日 A Partial Lunar Eclipse Image Credit & Copyright: Orazio Mezzio Explanation: What’s happened to the Moon? Within the last day, part of the Moon moved through the Earth’s shadow. This happens about once or twice a year, but not every month since the Moon’s orbit aro

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60秒后的绿闪日落

2023年10月25日 Gone in 60 Seconds: A Green Flash Sunset Video Credit & Copyright: Tengyu Cai Explanation: In 60 seconds, this setting Sun will turn green. Actually, the top of the Sun already appears not only green, but wavey — along with all of its edges. The Sun itself is unchanged —

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日晕环

2023年10月14日 Circular Sun Halo Image Credit & Copyright: Vincenzo Mirabella Explanation: Want to see a ring around the Sun? It’s easy to do in daytime skies around the world. Created by randomly oriented ice crystals in thin high cirrus clouds, circular 22 degree halos are visible much mor

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怪兽般的日珥

2023年8月1日 Monster Solar Prominence Image Credit & Copyright: Mike Wenz Explanation: The monsters that live on the Sun are not like us. They are larger than the Earth and made of gas hotter than in any teapot. They have no eyes, but at times, many tentacles. They float. Usually, they slowly chan

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