A snow covered road goes up a hill to a sky filled with stars. Arcs and halos in the sky ahead appear similar to a giant eye. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
一条被积雪覆盖的道路拾级而上，通向满天繁星。前方天空中的光弧和光晕看起来就像一只巨大的眼睛。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
2023年12月20日 Ice Halos over Bavaria Image Credit & Copyright: Bastian Werner Explanation: What’s causing those unusual sky arcs? Ice crystals. While crossing a field of fresh snow near Füssen, Bavaria, Germany, earlier this month, the photographer noticed that he had entered an ice fog. For suspended water to freeze into an ice fog requires quite cold temperatures, and indeed the air temperature on this day was measured at well below zero. The ice fog reflected light from the Sun setting behind St. Coleman Church. The result was one of the greatest spectacles the photographer has ever seen. First, the spots in the featured picture are not background stars but suspended ice and snow. Next, two prominent ice halos are visible: the 22-degree halo and the…
2023年7月17日 Shells and Arcs around Star CW Leonis Image Credit: ESA, NASA, Hubble, T. Ueta (U. Denver), H. Kim (KASI) Explanation: What’s happening around this star? No one is sure. CW Leonis is the closest carbon star, a star that appears orange because of atmospheric carbon dispersed from interior nuclear fusion. But CW Leonis also appears engulfed in a gaseous carbon-rich nebula. What causes the nebula’s complexity is unknown, but its geometry of shells and arcs are surely intriguing. The featured image by the Hubble Space Telescope details this complexity. The low surface gravity of carbon stars enhances their ability to expel carbon and carbon compounds into space. Some of this carbon ends up forming dark dust that is commonly seen in the nebulas of…
