Copyright:Fabrizio Melandri
中文翻譯:
小朋友們，最近我們在艷麗的西方天空中可以看到許多明亮的行星！在2月18日的時候，像水星這樣的行星竟然還神奇地躲到了月亮的後面，這個現象叫做月食。上面的第一張照片是水星在月亮的邊邊，隱約可見，而下面的照片則是水星在月亮的聖光區域以外，開始在夜空中閃耀了！這個神秘的現象只持續了大約3分鐘，非常短暫！如果你錯過了這次的天文奇觀，別擔心，今晚還有美麗的行星可欣賞哦！別忘了，3月3日還有總月食的活動哦！
原文:
Fans of the western sky after sunset have lately enjoyed this month’s remarkable array of bright planets. Witnessed from some locations, on February 18 planet Mercury even appeared to slide behind the Moon, an event known as a lunar occultation. These two snapshots, taken in early evening skies show before and after telescopic views of the rare disappearance of innermost planet behind young Moon. The top panel finds bright Mercury just visible at the northern (right) edge of the earthshine-illuminated lunar disk. In the bottom panel the bright planet has emerged in darker skies beyond the Moon’s sunlit crescent. As seen south of Sallisaw, Oklahoma, planet Earth, this lunar occultation of Mercury lasted only about 3 minutes (video). But you can still check out a parade of planets tonight. March 3: Total Lunar Eclipse
來源:NASA每日圖片
