保护地球，探索宇宙，发现文明
A starry sky is seen through a rectangular rock opening. Three rocky peaks appear toward the right, while other peaks appear toward the left. Rising above the right peaks is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
透过一块矩形的岩石缝隙，可以看到满天的繁星。右侧有三尖峰，左侧则有其他山峰。右侧山峰上方是银河系的中央盘面。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
2023年11月13日 Andromeda over the Alps Image Credit & Copyright: Dzmitry Kananovich Explanation: Have you ever seen the Andromeda galaxy? Although M31 appears as a faint and fuzzy blob to the unaided eye, the light you see will be over two million years old, making it likely the oldest light you ever will see directly. The featured image captured Andromeda...
2023年7月16日 Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps Image Credit & Copyright: Nicholas Roemmelt (Venture Photography) Explanation: Now this was a view with a thrill. From Mount Tschirgant in the Alps, you can see not only nearby towns and distant Tyrolean peaks, but also, weather permitting, stars, nebulas, and the band of the Milky Way Galaxy. What made the ...
2022年5月16日 Milky Way over French Alp Hoodoos Image Credit & Copyright: Benjamin Barakat Explanation: Real castles aren’t this old. And the background galaxy is even older. Looking a bit like an alien castle, the pictured rock spires are called hoodoos and are likely millions of years old. Rare, but found around the world, hoodoos form when dense r...
2020年7月15日 Comet NEOWISE over the Swiss Alps Image Credit & Copyright: Philipp Salzgeber, foto-webcam.eu; Text: Adam Block Explanation: Comet NEOWISE has been wowing photographers around much of the world during dawn and dusk, at the margins of day and night. For the most northern residents of planet Earth, however, the comet circles the North Star and ...
2019 September 2 The Moon and Jupiter over the Alps Image Credit & Copyright: Giorgia Hofer (Cortina Astronomical Association) Explanation: What are those bright lights in the sky ahead? When hiking a high mountain pass in northern Italy three weeks ago, a conjunction between our Moon and the distant planet Jupiter was visible as both rose together in th...