北天的极光
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标签： Polaris
北极星及其周围的尘埃
2023年4月11日 North Star: Polaris and Surrounding Dust Image Credit & Copyright: Javier Zayaz Explanation: Why is Polaris called the North Star? First, Polaris is the nearest bright star toward the north spin axis of the Earth. Therefore, as the Earth turns, stars appear to revolve around Polaris, but Polaris itself always stays in the same northerly direc...
北极星与ZTF彗星的迹线
2023年2月3日 Polaris and the Trail of Comet ZTF Image Credit & Copyright: David Ibarra Gomez Explanation: Stars trace concentric arcs around the North Celestial Pole in this three hour long night sky composite, recorded with a digital camera fixed to a tripod on January 31, near Àger, Lleida, Spain. On that date Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was near its northernm...
北天极与古树
2022年7月28日 North Celestial Tree Image Credit & Copyright: Jeff Dai (TWAN) Explanation: An ancient tree seems to reach out and touch Earth’s North Celestial Pole in this well-planned night skyscape. Consecutive exposures for the timelapse composition were recorded with a camera fixed to a tripod in the Yiwu Desert Poplar Forests in northwest Xinjia...
北极星与它周围的尘埃
2021年04月28日 North Star: Polaris and Surrounding Dust Image Credit & Copyright: Bray Falls Explanation: Why is Polaris called the North Star? First, Polaris is the nearest bright star toward the north spin axis of the Earth. Therefore, as the Earth turns, stars appear to revolve around Polaris, but Polaris itself always stays in the same northerly direct...