穿过猎户座的狮子流星

2022年11月28日

Leonid Meteors Through Orion
Image Credit & Copyright: Luo Hongyang

Explanation: Where will the next meteor appear? Even during a meteor shower, it is practically impossible to know. Therefore, a good way to enjoy a meteor shower is to find a place where you can sit comfortably and monitor a great expanse of dark sky. And it may be satisfying to share this experience with a friend. The meteor shower depicted was the 2022 Leonids which peaked earlier this month, and the view is from Hainan, China looking out over the South China Sea. Meteor streaks captured over a few hours were isolated and added to a foreground image recorded earlier. From this place and time, Leonid meteors that trace back to the constellation of Leo were seen streaking across other constellations including Orion. The bright red planet Mars appears near the top of the image. Bonding over their love of astronomy, the two pictured meteor enthusiasts, shown celebrating their common birthday this month, are now married.

Tomorrow’s picture: closest supernova remnant

穿过猎户座的狮子流星
图像提供与版权: Luo Hongyang

说明: 下一颗流星会出现在何处？纵然在流星雨期间，这也几乎是难以预知。因此，要观赏流星雨的好方法，就是找一个能舒适的坐下并监控大片幽暗天空的地点。尤其是能与朋友共享这种体验，会令人更加满足。这幅图像所呈现的流星雨，是在本月稍早达到极大期的2022年狮子流星雨，观测点从中国海南省俯瞰南中国海。而图像则是由数小时期间所捕获并隔离出来的流星痕，与及稍早拍摄的前景图像叠加而成。在此时及此地，可以看到可回溯到狮子座的狮子流星，滑过了猎户座和其他星座。图像中，还可见到明亮泛红的火星出现在图像顶部附近。图像中的这二位流星爱好者，因为对天文学的热爱而结识、结缡，并在本月欢庆他们共同的生日。

明日的图片: closest supernova remnant