那不勒斯湾上空的流星

2024年2月17日

Meteor over the Bay of Naples
Image Credit & Copyright: Wang Letian (Eyes at Night)

Explanation: A cosmic dust grain plowing through the upper atmosphere much faster than a falling leaf created this brilliant meteor streak. In a serendipitous moment, the sublime night sky view was captured from the resort island of Capri, in the Bay of Naples, on the evening of February 8. Looking across the bay, the camera faces northeast toward the lights of Naples and surrounding cities. Pointing toward the horizon, the meteor streak by chance ends above the silhouette of Mount Vesuvius. One of planet Earth’s most famous volcanos, an eruption of Mount Vesuvius destroyed the city of Pompeii in 79 AD.

Tomorrow’s picture: nearly perfect

那不勒斯湾上空的流星
影片提供与版权: Wang Letian (Eyes at Night)

说明: 一颗宇宙尘埃微粒以远高于树叶飘落的速度穿过高层大气，产生了这道绚丽的流星痕。这幅奇妙的夜空美景，是在2月8日晚摄于那不勒斯湾的度假胜地卡普里岛。而面向东北的相机，其视线则越过海湾远眺那不勒斯和周边城市的灯火。影像中，往地平线飞掠的这颗流星，其流星痕恰好终结于维苏威火山的剪影上方。维苏威火山是地球上最著名的火山之一，它在西元79年的喷发摧毁了庞贝城。

明日的图片: nearly perfect