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Glossary term: 天空

Description: 當我們站在戶外,向地平線之上看去,視線又不受地球上任何建築物阻擋時,就能看到天空。地平線是我們所能看到的地球和地球上建築物的邊界。在夜晚晴朗的天空中,我們可以看到遙遠的行星、恆星,甚至一些星系(北半球的仙女座星系和南半球的麥哲倫雲)。星點的閃爍證明我們仍在透過地球大氣層的氣體觀察天體。白天,被空氣分子散射的陽光使天空呈現出藍色,遮擋了我們觀察宇宙深處的視線。遮住天空的雲或霧也會讓我們無法觀測到任何天體。

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The arc of the Milky Way over some trees. Two small galaxies can be seen in the lower middle of the image.

Milky Way Over Quiver Tree

Caption: This breathtaking photograph was captured on 17 June 2023, near Keetmanshoop, Namibia, with a smartphone. Dominating the night sky, the majestic arc of the Milky Way creates a celestial bridge across the heavens. The image captures a range of notable astronomical objects: the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, seen towards the bottom of the image and appearing as fuzzy clouds; Antares, seen towards the top left of the image; and the coalsack nebula (referred to by various names by Indigenous cultures around the world), seen vertically above the Large Magellanic Cloud. Silhouetted against this astral backdrop, the trees — which are actually succulent aloe plants native to southern Africa — add a touch of Earth's unique beauty. Historically, these plants were known as ‘quiver trees’ because groups of local Indigenous people would use their hollowed branches to hold darts. The serene Namibian landscape, combined with the brilliance of the southern hemisphere's stars, offers a glimpse into the majesty of our Universe.
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四臺碟形望遠鏡指向夜空,銀河的弧線橫亙頭頂。

橫亙 H.E.S.S 天文臺上空的銀河

Caption: 2023 年 6 月,在納米比亞,H.E.S.S 天文臺的天空一片漆黑,組成銀河系的恆星似乎數不勝數,讓人難以在這張用智能手機拍攝的照片上分辨星座。在照片左下方的塔附近,可見半人馬座阿爾法星和貝塔星。在照片左側的 H.E.S.S 望遠鏡右上方,可見一顆橙色恆星——心宿二,位於天蠍座心臟的一顆紅巨星。
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北斗七星逐漸向左側地平線下方移動,而右側則有一顆彗星在天空中升起。

北斗七星和新智彗星 C2020 F3

Caption: 這段延時攝影記錄了2020年7月拍攝的三幀畫面中標誌性的北斗七星的軌跡。影像在意大利的三個地點拍攝:拉瓦雷多三峰(Tre Cime di Lavaredo)奧隆佐迪卡多雷、裡特山(Monte Rite)奇比亞納迪卡多雷,以及拉佐牧場(Casera Razzo)維戈迪卡多雷。這場視覺奧德賽展示了北斗七星的迷人軌跡,並在夜空中繪製出天體畫卷。它不僅描繪了這個著名星群的軌跡,還捕捉到2020年7月照亮天空的罕見新智彗星 C/2020 F3 這一非凡的天文事件,為我們的夜空增添了光彩。
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銀河從左下角到右上角呈對角線條狀。隨著視頻的推進,它變得水平。

拉西亞的南天

Caption: 這段視頻展示了銀河在茫茫星空中的璀璨光芒。在群星的大劇場中,南十字星座占據了一席之地,其獨特的十字形狀在本視頻的頂部可見,就在銀河系上方,稍微向右。隨著視頻的推進,南十字座慢慢消失在視野。這個天文記號是南半球的一個突出特徵,具有文化和導航意義,幾個世紀以來一直是航行路標。與銀河的壯觀相伴的是兩朵麥哲倫雲,它們是在遙遠天空中翩翩起舞的夥伴。船底座星雲為宇宙全景增添了空靈縹緲的光輝,在黑暗中描繪出一種璀璨的色調。在這場天體芭蕾中,溫和的綠色籠罩著大氣層,這種現象被稱為 "氣輝",為夜空增添了一抹微妙的熒光。地面上也有飛機從頭頂飛過和車輛在天文臺建築之間行駛的景象。這幅延時攝影是從智利的拉西亞天文臺拍攝的,它是一扇通往迷人星舞的窗口,讓我們得以一窺銀河系令人驚嘆的美景和南天的地標。
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