托斯卡尼上空的获月

托斯卡尼上空的获月

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2023年9月30日 A Harvest Moon over Tuscany Image Credit & Copyright: Antonio Tartarini Explanation: For northern hemisphere dwellers, September’s Full Moon was the Harvest Moon. Reflecting warm hues at sunset, it rises behind cypress trees huddled on a hill top in Tuscany, Italy in this telephoto view from September 28. Famed in festival, story, and song, Harvest Moon is just the traditional name of the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox. According to lore the name is a fitting one. Despite the diminishing daylight hours as the growing season drew to a close, farmers could harvest crops by the light of a full moon shining on from dusk to dawn. This Harvest Moon was also known to some as a supermoon, a term becoming a traditional…

八月的满月

八月的满月

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2023年8月30日 Full Moons of August Image Credit & Copyright: Gianni Tumino Explanation: Near perigee, the closest point in its almost moonthly orbit, a Full Moon rose as the Sun set on August 1. Its brighter than average lunar disk was captured in this dramatic moonrise sequence over dense cloud banks along the eastern horizon from Ragusa, Sicily. Illuminating night skies around planet Earth it was the second supermoon of 2023. Yet again near perigee, the third supermoon of 2023 will also shine on an August night. Rising as the Sun sets tonight this second Full Moon in August will be known to some as a Blue Moon, even though scattered sunlight gives the lunar disk a reddened hue. Defined as the second full moon in…

八月的月光束

八月的月光束

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2023年8月4日 Moonrays of August Image Credit & Copyright: Gianni Tumino Explanation: A Full Moon rose as the Sun set on August 1. Near perigee, the closest point in its almost moonthly orbit, the brighter than average lunar disk illuminated night skies around planet Earth as the second supermoon of 2023. Seen here above Ragusa, Sicily, cloud banks cast diverging shadows through the supermoonlit skies, creating dramatic lunar crepuscular rays. The next Full Moon in 2023 will also shine on an August night. Rising as the Sun sets on August 30/31, this second Full Moon in a month is known as a Blue Moon. Blue moons occur only once every 2 or 3 years because lunar phases take almost a calendar month (29.5 days) to go…

烟火与超级月亮

烟火与超级月亮

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2023年7月6日 Fireworks vs Supermoon Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Seeley Explanation: On July 4, an almost Full Moon rose in planet Earth’s evening skies. Also known as a Buck Moon, the full lunar phase (full on July 3 at 11:39 UTC) was near perigee, the closest point in the Moon’s almost monthly orbit around planet Earth. That qualified this July’s Full Moon as a supermoon, the first of four supermoons in 2023. Seen from Cocoa Beach along Florida’s Space Coast on July 4, any big, bright, beautiful Full Moon would still have to compete for attention though. July’s super-moonrise was captured here against a super-colorful fireworks display. Tomorrow’s picture: pixels in space 烟火与超级月亮 影像版权与提供: Michael Seeley 说明: 在7月4日，一轮几乎满相的月亮在地球的夜空中升起。亦名为雄鹿月的这轮明月，满相点（7月3日11:39 UTC）在近地点附近，也就是说，在为期将近一个月的绕地轨道上，月亮来到了最接近地球的位置。所以今年7月的满月是超级月亮，这也是2023年4个超级月亮中的第一个。于7月4日，从佛罗里达州太空海岸的可可亚海滩看出去，这轮美丽的满月尽管大又亮，却无法占尽风采。因为在拍摄这轮超级月亮东升之时，前景有无比缤纷的烟花表演。 （Buck Moon 雄鹿月） 明日的图片: pixels in…

2022年的满月时钟

2022年的满月时钟

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2023年1月6日 Moon O’Clock 2022 Image Credit & Copyright: Niveth Kumar Explanation: The first Full Moon of 2023 is in the sky tonight opposite the Sun at 23:08 UTC. Big and beautiful, the Moon at its brightest phase should be easy to spot. Still, for quick reference images captured near the times of all the full moons of 2022 are aranged in this dedicated astro-imaging project from Sri Lanka, planet Earth. The day, month, and a traditional popular name for 2022’s twelve full moons are given in the chart. The apparent size of each full moon depends on how close the full lunar phase is to perigee or apogee, the closest or farthest point in the Moon’s elliptical orbit. Like the 2022 Wolf Moon at the…

猎鹰9号与狩月

猎鹰9号与狩月

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2022年10月14日 The Falcon and the Hunter’s Moon Image Credit & Copyright: Michael Seeley Explanation: The Full Moon of October 9th was the second Full Moon after the northern hemisphere autumnal equinox, traditionally called the Hunter’s Moon. According to lore, the name is a fitting one because this Full Moon lights the night during a time for hunting in preparation for the coming winter months. In this snapshot, a nearly full Hunter’s Moon was captured just after sunset on October 8, rising in skies over Florida’s Space Coast. Rising from planet Earth a Falcon 9 rocket pierces the bright lunar disk from the photographer’s vantage point. Ripples and fringes along the edge of the lunar disk appear as supersonic shock waves generated by the rocket’s passage…

西西里上空的获月

西西里上空的获月

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2022年9月15日 Harvest Moon over Sicily Image Credit & Copyright: Dario Giannobile Explanation: For northern hemisphere dwellers, September’s Full Moon was the Harvest Moon. Reflecting warm hues at sunset it rises over the historic town of Castiglione di Sicilia in this telephoto view from September 9. Famed in festival, story, and song Harvest Moon is just the traditional name of the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox. According to lore the name is a fitting one. Despite the diminishing daylight hours as the growing season drew to a close, farmers could harvest crops by the light of a full moon shining on from dusk to dawn. Harvest Full Moon 2022: Notable Submissions to APOD Tomorrow’s picture: pixels in space 西西里上空的获月 影像提供与版权: Dario Giannobile 说明: 对于北半球的住民来说，9月的满月是丰收的获月。在这幅摄于9月9日的长焦镜头里像里，它在日落时，带着温暖的色调从历史悠久的西西里堡小镇后方升起。以节日、故事和歌曲而著称的获月，是最接近秋分的满月之传统名称，而它显然是这轮满月很贴切的称号。因为随着生长季节接近尾端，白昼渐短，但农民仍然可以在黄昏到黎明彻夜普照的月光下收割庄稼。 2022年获月:…

卢波夫纳城堡与满月

卢波夫纳城堡与满月

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2022年7月15日 Lubovna Full Moon Petr Horalek / Institute of Physics in Opava Explanation: On July 13 this well-planned telephoto view recorded a Full Moon rising over Lubovna Castle in eastern Slovakia. The photographer was about 3 kilometers from the castle walls and about 357,000 kilometers from this Full Moon near perigee, the closest point in its elliptical orbit. Known to some as supermoons, full moons near perigee are a little brighter and larger in planet Earth’s sky when compared to full moons that occur near the average lunar distance of around 384,000 kilometers. Of course any Full Moon near the horizon can show the effects of refraction over a long sight-line through dense clear atmosphere. In this image, atmospheric refraction creates the slight green flash…

来自中国的超级莓月

来自中国的超级莓月

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2022年6月16日 Strawberry Supermoon from China Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN) Explanation: There are four Full Supermoons in 2022. Using the definition of a supermoon as a Full Moon near perigee, that is within at least 90% of its closest approach to Earth in a given orbit, the year’s Full Supermoon dates are May 16, June 14, July 13, and August 12. Full Moons near perigee really are the brightest and largest in planet Earth’s sky. But size and brightness differences between Full Moons are relatively small and an actual comparison with other Full Moons is difficult to make by eye alone. Two exposures are blended in this supermoon and sky view from June 14. That Full Moon was also known to northern hemisphere…

寻找月面人

寻找月面人

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2022年6月12日 Find the Man in the Moon Image Credit & Copyright: Dani Caxete Explanation: Have you ever seen the Man in the Moon? This common question plays on the ability of humans to see pareidolia — imagining familiar icons where they don’t actually exist. The textured surface of Earth’s full Moon is home to numerous identifications of iconic objects, not only in modern western culture but in world folklore throughout history. Examples, typically dependent on the Moon’s perceived orientation, include the Woman in the Moon and the Rabbit in the Moon. One facial outline commonly identified as the Man in the Moon starts by imagining the two dark circular areas — lunar maria — here just above the Moon’s center, to be the eyes. Surprisingly,…