長夜之月
The Long Night Moon
來源：Giorgia Hofer｜發表日期：2024-12-20
12 月 15 日晚，滿月皎潔。它被一些人稱為 "冷月 "或 "長夜月"，是距離北方冬至最近的一次滿月，也是 2024 年的最後一次滿月。這次滿月也正值月球大停滯。月大停滯是指月球軌道在 18 . 6 年的週期內發生偏移，導致每月月出和月落的南北範圍達到極值。因此，滿月月相接近月球沿地平線最北端的月出（和月落）。 在這張疊加影像中， 12 月的滿月正在冉冉升起，這是一張記錄了北方冬夜肉眼可見亮度範圍的曝光合成圖。在義大利多洛米蒂山崎嶇的雪峰之上，這輪長夜之月與色彩斑斕的月暈和飛機尾跡一起閃耀在寒冷的天空中。
原文：On the night of December 15, the Full Moon was bright. Known to some as the Cold Moon or the Long Night Moon, it was the closest Full Moon to the northern winter solstice and the last Full Moon of 2024. This Full Moon was also at a major lunar standstill. A major lunar standstill is an extreme in the monthly north-south range of moonrise and moonset caused by the precession of the Moon's orbit over an 18.6 year cycle. As a result, the full lunar phase was near the Moon's northernmost moonrise (and moonset) along the horizon. December's Full Moon is rising in this stacked image, a composite of exposures recording the range of brightness visible to the eye on the northern winter night. Along with a colorful lunar corona and aircraft contrail this Long Night Moon shines in a cold sky above the rugged, snowy peaks of the Italian Dolomites.
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