Credit: Doug Wilson
Explanation: Have you ever seen a halo around the Sun? This fairly common sight occurs when high thin clouds containing millions of tiny ice crystals cover much of the sky. Each ice crystal acts like a miniature lens. Because most of the crystals have a similar elongated hexagonal shape, light entering one crystal face and exiting through the opposing face refracts 22 degrees, which corresponds to the radius of the Sun Halo. A similar Moon Halo may be visible during the night. The picture was taken in Gunlock, Utah, USA. A flock of birds was caught by chance in the foreground. Exactly how ice-crystals form in clouds remains under investigation.
说明: 你看过太阳周围的晕轮吗?这种相当常见的气象景象之所以会
出现,是因为覆盖广大天空的高层薄云中含有数以百万计的小冰晶,而每一
个冰晶的作用就像是小型的棱镜。当大部分冰晶都是相似的长六角柱形时,
阳光从冰晶的一面入射再从对面射出,方向会被偏折22度,这就是日晕半
径的张角。夜晚有时也能看见类似的月晕。这幅影像是在美国犹他周的
Gunlock拍摄的,拍照时前景正好有一群鸟飞过。而在云中冰晶到底是怎样
形成的,则至今仍是科学探索的课题之一。
原文来自:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060411.html
译文来自(上海网上天文台 cliff编译):
http://www.astron.sh.cn/picbase/daily/060523/060523.htm
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