極光在天空中肆意蔓延
Aurora Slathers Up the Sky

發表日期:2026-05-16
就像你最愛的墨西哥捲餅上淋著的青醬一樣,在這張 2017 年 6 月 25 日從國際空間站拍攝的快照中,一道綠色的極光將天空染得一片翠綠。這座位於距地表約 400 公里( 250 英里)高空的軌道站,本身就處於極光現象的高層區域。極光的特徵色彩源於極高海拔低密度環境下激發態的分子和原子。 在這幅畫面中,原子氧的發光現象佔據主導地位。在較低海拔處,這迷人的光芒呈現綠色,但更罕見的紅色光帶則延伸至空間站地平線之上。這張軌道照片拍攝於飛越澳大利亞東南部上空時,地平線右側的星群屬於大犬座——即獵戶座的“大狗”。大犬座的主星天狼星,是靠近地球邊緣最明亮的恆星。
原文:Like salsa verde on your favorite burrito, a green aurora slathers up the sky in this 2017 June 25 snapshot from the International Space Station. About 400 kilometers (250 miles) above Earth, the orbiting station is itself within the upper realm of the auroral displays. Aurorae have the signature colors of excited molecules and atoms at the low densities found at extreme altitudes. Emission from atomic oxygen dominates this view. The tantalizing glow is green at lower altitudes, but rarer reddish bands extend above the space station's horizon. The orbital scene was captured while passing over a point south and east of Australia, with stars above the horizon at the right belonging to the constellation Canis Major, Orion's big dog. Sirius, alpha star of Canis Major, is the brightest star near the Earth's limb.
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