本地絨毛
The Local Fluff
發表日期:2024-12-22
恆星並不孤單。 在我們銀河系的圓盤中,大約 10 % 的可見物質是以氣體的形式存在的,這種氣體被稱為星際介質(ISM)。 星際介質並不均勻,即使在太陽附近也會呈現出斑塊狀。 要探測到本地的 ISM 非常困難,因為它非常脆弱,發出的光非常少。 不過,這種大部分為氫氣的氣體會吸收一些非常特殊的顏色,可以從最近恆星的光線中探測到。 根據正在進行的觀測和地球軌道星際邊界探測衛星(IBEX)的粒子探測結果,繪製了一張 20 光年範圍內的本地 ISM 工作圖。 這些觀測結果表明,我們的太陽正在穿過本地星際雲,因為該雲是從天蠍座-半人馬座聯合會恆星形成區向外流動的。 我們的太陽可能會在未來 1 萬年內離開本地星際雲,也被稱為本地絨毛。 關於本地 ISM,還有很多未知因素,包括其分佈、起源以及如何影響太陽和地球等細節。意想不到的是,IBEX 太空飛行器的測量結果表明,中性星際粒子流經太陽系的方向正在發生變化。 APOD 年度回顧: 2024 年夜空網路演示
原文:The stars are not alone. In the disk of our Milky Way Galaxy, about 10 percent of visible matter is in the form of gas called the interstellar medium (ISM). The ISM is not uniform and shows patchiness even near our Sun. It can be quite difficult to detect the local ISM because it is so tenuous and emits so little light. This mostly hydrogen gas, however, absorbs some very specific colors that can be detected in the light of the nearest stars. A working map of the local ISM within 20 light-years, based on ongoing observations and particle detections from the Earth-orbiting Interstellar Boundary Exporer satellite (IBEX), is shown here. These observations indicate that our Sun is moving through a Local Interstellar Cloud as this cloud flows outwards from the Scorpius-Centaurus Association star forming region. Our Sun may exit the Local Cloud, also called the Local Fluff, during the next 10,000 years. Much remains unknown about the local ISM, including details of its distribution, its origin, and how it affects the Sun and the Earth. Unexpectedly, IBEX spacecraft measurements indicate that the direction from which neutral interstellar particles flow through our Solar System is changing. APOD Year in Review: Night Sky Network Presentation for 2024
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