澳大利亚尖峰石阵上空的银河与黄道光

2022年10月23日

Milky Way and Zodiacal Light over Australian Pinnacles
Image Credit & Copyright: Jingyi Zhang

Explanation: What strange world is this? Earth. In the foreground of the featured image are the Pinnacles, unusual rock spires in Nambung National Park in Western Australia. Made of ancient sea shells (limestone), how these human-sized picturesque spires formed remains a topic of research. The picturesque panorama was taken in 2017 September. A ray of zodiacal light, sunlight reflected by dust grains orbiting between the planets in the Solar System, rises from the horizon near the image center. Arching across the top is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. The planets Jupiter and Saturn, as well as several famous stars are also visible in the background night sky.

Tomorrow’s picture: red andromeda

澳大利亚尖峰石阵上空的银河与黄道光
图像提供与版权: Jingyi Zhang（张敬宜）

说明: 这是那个怪异的世界啊？地球是也。这幅主题图像的前景名为尖峰石阵，是一群位在西澳大利亚南邦国家公园内的不寻常尖顶石柱。成份为远古海贝（石灰岩）、高度与人相当的这些尖顶石柱，其成因仍然是研究的课题。在上面这幅摄于2017年9月的美丽全景图里，被在太阳系行星之间公转的尘埃反射之阳光，形成从图像中央地平线附近升起的黄道光。其上方的拱形光弧，则是我们银河系的中央盘面。此外，在背景的夜空中，木星、土星及数颗著名的恒星也清楚可见。

明日的图片: red andromeda