The buildings of a city are seen past a dark waterway. Over the city are some dark clouds and above that, blue sky. In the blue sky, partly obscured by some of the clouds, is a comet with a very long tail, running from the middle to the top of the frame. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
透过一条漆黑的水道可以看到一座城市的建筑。城市上空有一些乌云，而更高处是蓝天。在蓝天中，一颗彗星穿过部分云层，其长长的彗尾从画面的中部延伸到顶部。有关更多详细信息，请参阅说明。
2021年9月13日 Night Sky Reflected Image Credit & Copyright: Egon Filter Explanation: What’s that in the mirror? In the featured image of the dark southern sky, the three brightest galaxies of the night are all relatively easy to identify. Starting from the left, these are the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), and part of the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. All three are also seen reflected in a shallow pool of water. But what is seen in the mirror being positioned by the playful astrophotographer? Dust clouds near the center of our Milky Way — and the planet Jupiter. The composite was carefully planned and composed from images captured from the same camera in the same location and during the…
2021年01月12日 A Historic Brazilian Constellation Image Credit & Copyright: Rodrigo Guerra Explanation: The night sky is filled with stories. Cultures throughout history have projected some of their most enduring legends onto the stars above. Generations of people see these stellar constellations, hear the associated stories, and pass them down. Featured here is the perhaps unfamiliar constellation of the Old Man, long recognized by the Tupi peoples native to regions of South America now known as Brazil. The Old Man, in more modern vernacular, may be composed of the Hyades star cluster as his head and the belt of Orion as part of one leg. Tupi folklore relates that the other leg was cut off by his unhappy wife, causing it to end at the orange…
