从猎户座到南十字星座
(原标题: From Orion to the Southern Cross)
2022-01-18
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这是一个充满发光图标的天空。最左边是我们熟悉的猎户座，由它标志性的三排带恒星和著名的猎户座星云分开，它们都部分被巴纳德环包围。在这张特色图片的中间偏左是夜空中最亮的恒星：天狼星。横跨图像中心的弧形是我们银河系的中心带。在最右边，靠近顶部的地方，是银河系中两个最明亮的卫星星系：大麦哲伦星云（LMC）和小麦哲伦星云（SMC）。同样在最右边——云层地平线上方——是Crux星座，由四颗星星组成的标志性的南十字星座。这张特色图片是去年最后几天在澳大利亚东部同一地点用同一台相机连续曝光18次的合成照片。前景中，邦博采石场的玄武岩柱展现了浩瀚的太平洋。
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This is a sky filled with glowing icons. On the far left is the familiar constellation of Orion, divided by its iconic three-aligned belt stars and featuring the famous Orion Nebula, both partly encircled by Barnard's Loop. Just left of center in the featured image is the brightest star in the night: Sirius. Arching across the image center is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. On the far right, near the top, are the two brightest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way: the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Also on the far right -- just above the cloudy horizon -- is the constellation of Crux, complete with the four stars that make the iconic Southern Cross. The featured image is a composite of 18 consecutive exposures taken by the same camera and from the same location in eastern Australia during the last days of last year. In the foreground, picturesque basalt columns of the Bombo Quarry part to reveal the vast Pacific Ocean.
© Lucy Yunxi Hu