鬼气行星的夜晚

2022年10月30日

Night on a Spooky Planet
Image Credit & Copyright: Stéphane Vetter (Nuits sacrées)

Explanation: What spooky planet is this? Planet Earth of course, on a dark and stormy night in 2013 at Hverir, a geothermally active area along the volcanic landscape in northeastern Iceland. Triggered by solar activity, geomagnetic storms produced the auroral display in the starry night sky. The ghostly towers of steam and gas are venting from fumaroles and danced against the eerie greenish light. For now, auroral apparitions are increasing as our Sun approaches a maximum in its 11 year solar activity cycle. And pretty soon, ghostly shapes may dance in your neighborhood too.

Tomorrow’s picture: big bat

鬼气行星的夜晚
图像提供与版权: Stéphane Vetter（Nuits sacrées）

说明: 这是那颗在闹鬼的行星啊？地球是也；地点在冰岛东北火山地带里的Hverir地热活跃区，时间则是2013年某个漆黑的风暴夜。当时，地球磁暴引发星空中的极光活动，而从喷气孔冒出、形似幽灵的柱状水汽和气体，则在魅异的泛绿极光下方舞动。目前随着太阳往活动极大期靠近，极光出现的机会也随着增加。所以幽灵般的光影，或许很快就会在你的四周飞舞。

明日的图片: big bat