卡科諾斯澤山脈上空的極光
Aurora over Karkonosze Mountains
來源：Daniel Koszela｜發表日期：2024-06-12
這是有史以來的第一次。至少，這是這位攝影師第一次從家鄉的山上看到極光。 這是多麼壯觀的極光啊。波蘭的 Karkonosze 山脈通常位於遙遠的南方，看不到極光。 但在 5 月 10 日至 11 日這個奇妙的夜晚，紫色和綠色照亮了大部分夜空，這一令人驚訝的奇觀也出現在地球上許多中緯度地區。 這張照片是在極光高峰期拍攝的六張垂直曝光照片的合成。右側的未來派建築是位於卡爾科諾澤山最高峰的氣象觀測站的一部分。 紫色主要是由於太陽觸發的高能電子撞擊地球大氣中的氮分子所致。 我們的太陽在未來兩年內將達到最大的表面活性，雖然預計會出現更多的極光，但大多數極光將出現在更靠近地球兩極的地區。
原文：It was the first time ever. At least, the first time this photographer had ever seen aurora from his home mountains. And what a spectacular aurora it was. The Karkonosze Mountains in Poland are usually too far south to see any auroras. But on the amazing night of May 10 - 11, purple and green colors lit up much of the night sky, a surprising spectacle that also appeared over many mid-latitude locations around the Earth. The featured image is a composite of six vertical exposures taken during the auroral peak. The futuristic buildings on the right are part of a meteorological observatory located on the highest peak of the Karkonosze Mountains. The purple color is primarily due to Sun-triggered, high-energy electrons impacting nitrogen molecules in Earth's atmosphere. Our Sun is reaching its maximum surface activity over the next two years, and although many more auroras are predicted, most will occur over regions closer to the Earth's poles.
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