英仙座满月
(原标题: Full Moon Perseids)
2022-08-18
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每年一度的英仙座流星雨在8月13日接近高峰。当地球穿过斯威夫特-塔特尔彗星周期性流星留下的碎片流时，北半球夏夜的天空下起了雨。但即使是那天晚上几乎满月的月亮在这张合成视图的顶部附近闪耀，也无法掩盖所有受欢迎的流星雨的流星雨。这张照片捕捉到了一些最亮的英仙座流星，这些流星是在黎明前两个多小时拍摄的。它将流星雨的光芒放置在英仙座，就在西班牙赫罗纳的Sant Llorenc de la Muga村一座明亮的中世纪塔楼后面。英仙座流星雨在中世纪被观测到，在天主教传统中也被称为圣劳伦斯之泪，庆祝活动是在每年流星雨的高峰期附近举行的。与太阳相对的满月一起，明亮的土星也在画面的右上方闪耀。
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The annual Perseid meteor shower was near its peak on August 13. As planet Earth crossed through streams of debris left by periodic Comet Swift-Tuttle meteors rained in northern summer night skies. But even that night's nearly Full Moon shining near the top of this composited view couldn't hide all of the popular shower's meteor streaks. The image captures some of the brightest perseid meteors in many short exposures recorded over more than two hours before the dawn. It places the shower's radiant in the heroic constellation of Perseus just behind a well-lit medieval tower in the village of Sant Llorenc de la Muga, Girona, Spain. Observed in medieval times, the Perseid meteor shower is also known in Catholic tradition as the Tears of St. Lawrence, and festivities are celebrated close to the annual peak of the meteor shower. Joining the Full Moon opposite the Sun, bright planet Saturn also shines in the frame at the upper right.
© Juan Carlos Casado