月落泰德火山

月落泰德火山

2023年12月3日 Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano Video Credit & Copyright: Daniel López (El Cielo de Canarias); Music: Piano della Moon (Dan Silva) Explanation: These people are not in danger. What is coming down from the left is just the Moon, far in the distance. Luna appears so large here because she is being photographed through a telescopic lens. What is moving is mostly the Earth, whose spin causes the Moon to slowly disappear behind Mount Teide, a volcano in the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa. The people pictured are 16 kilometers away and many are facing the camera because they are watching the Sun rise behind the photographer. It is not a coincidence that a full moon rises just when the Sun…

太阳绿闪的影片

太阳绿闪的影片

2021年11月10日 Video of a Green Flash Video Credit & Copyright: Paolo Lazzarotti Explanation: Many think it is just a myth. Others think it is true but its cause isn’t known. Adventurers pride themselves on having seen it. It’s a green flash from the Sun. The truth is the green flash does exist and its cause is well understood. Just as the setting Sun disappears completely from view, a last glimmer appears startlingly green. The effect is typically visible only from locations with a low, distant horizon, and lasts just a few seconds. A green flash is also visible for a rising Sun, but takes better timing to spot. A dramatic green flash was caught on video last month as the Sun set beyond the Ligurian…

世界各地的夜空

世界各地的夜空

2020 April 24 Around the World at Night Video Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN, IDA), Music: Peter Jeremias Explanation: Watch this video. In only a minute or so you can explore the night skies around planet Earth through a compilation of stunning timelapse sequences. The presentation will take you to sites in the United States, Germany, Russia, Iran, Nepal, Thailand, Laos and China. You might even catch the view from a small island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. But remember that while you’re home tonight, the night sky will come to you. Look up and celebrate the night during this International Dark Sky Week. Tomorrow’s picture: light-weekend 世界各地的夜空 视频来源&版权:Jeff Dai (TWAN, IDA), 音乐:Peter Jeremias 说明: 请观赏这部影像。经由观看这部由令人惊艳的缩时影像系列接成的影片,用大约1分钟就能探索世界各地的夜空。影片呈现的夜空,来自美国、德国、俄罗斯、伊朗、尼泊尔、泰国、寮国和中国的数个地点,也包括东南太平洋的小岛(复活岛)。不过请别忘了,纵然今晚你在家并未远行,夜空还是会来到你眼前。且让我们抬起头来观赏夜空,一起庆祝这个国际夜空周。 明日图片预告:light-weekend

月落泰德火山

月落泰德火山

2020 March 22 Moon Setting Behind Teide Volcano Video Credit & Copyright: Daniel López (El Cielo de Canarias); Music: Piano della Moon (Dan Silva) Explanation: These people are not in danger. What is coming down from the left is just the Moon, far in the distance. Luna appears so large here because she is being photographed through a telescopic lens. What is moving is mostly the Earth, whose spin causes the Moon to slowly disappear behind Mount Teide, a volcano in the Canary Islands off the northwest coast of Africa. The people pictured are 16 kilometers away and many are facing the camera because they are watching the Sun rise behind the photographer. It is not a coincidence that a full moon rises just when…