标签: transit

木卫三的影子之下

2022年10月7日 In Ganymede’s Shadow Image Credit & Copyright: Andrew McCarthy Explanation: At opposition, opposite the Sun in Earth’s sky, late last month Jupiter is also approaching perihelion, the closest point to the Sun in its elliptical orbit, early next year. That makes Jupiter exceptionally close to our fair planet, currently resulting in...

太阳、月亮与国际太空站

2022年9月3日 Sun and Moon and ISS Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian (Eyes at Night), Jin Ma (Beijing Planetarium) Explanation: On August 25 Sun and Moon could both be seen in planet Earth’s daytime skies. And so could the International Space Station. The ISS crossed the disk of the waning crescent Moon as seen from Shunyi district, Beijing, China...

太阳的暗斑

2021年06月26日 Pixels in the Sun Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian (Eyes at Night) Explanation: These two panels, composed of video frames made with a safe solar telescope and hydrogen alpha filter, show remarkably sharp details on the solar disk and giant prominences along the Sun’s edge on June 6 (top) and June 18. Taken from Beijing, China, th...

月亮前方的国际太空站

2020年11月6日 Moon over ISS Image Credit & Copyright: Derek Demeter (Emil Buehler Planetarium) Explanation: Completing one orbit of our fair planet in 90 minutes the International Space Station can easily be spotted by eye as a very bright star moving through the night sky. Have you seen it? The next time you do, you will have recognized the location of ov...