下周，本世纪以来最长的月食即将出现

作者：Good News Network

出处：Good News Network

译者：Tom Wang

夜空爱好者们，是时候为激动人心的一周做准备了——即将到来的是本世纪最长的月食和今年的狮子座流星雨。

11 月 18 日至 19 日，星期四至星期五——抬头看看血月月食吧，因为满月在 3 小时 28 分钟内滑入地球的阴影中。

虽然你不会经历完整的月食，但这一事件仍将是壮观的：在高峰期，只有一小部分 (2.6%) 的月亮会被太阳照亮。

月食时间表

无论是夜晚还是月亮在地平线上方，都可以看到这次月偏食。正如您从 NASA 的这张地图中可以看到的那样，这意味着世界上很多地方。

如果你在北美，你将处于观看月球表演的黄金地段。

美国国家航空航天局称，对于美国东海岸的人们来说，日偏食在凌晨 2 点之后开始，在凌晨 4 点达到最大值——那时你真的会很想看月亮。

对于西海岸的人来说，日偏食从晚上 11 点开始，最大时间为凌晨 1 点。

对于与你所在位置准确相关的时间，时间和日期有一个特定于位置的月食跟踪器，可以在此处（https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2021-november-19）查看。

值得记住的血月

这次日偏食将成为所谓的日本灯笼效应的一个很好的例子——换句话说，根据农历日期，月球表面将呈现发光的铜色，逐渐变成美丽的“未遮蔽的黄色条带” 。”

明亮的流星雨

如果本周结束时月亮的美景还不够，周三早上将成为狮子座流星雨的高峰期。

每年都会看到狮子座流星雨。它以 Tempel-Tuttle 彗星为中心，该彗星大约需要 33 年才能完全绕地球运行，它以狮子座命名——因为天空中大部分流星从狮子座的鬃毛周围流过。

时间和日期有一个每小时更新的跟踪器，它（https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/meteor-shower/leonids.html）显示流星将来自哪里以及在哪里可以看到。

11 月 17 日黎明前是看到亮迹的最佳时间。唯一美中不足的地方是什么？那个接近满月的月亮不会让看到流星变得那么容易。

这种美景值得一看。夜空见。

原链接：https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/the-longest-lunar-eclipse-of-the-century-is-coming-nov-2021/

原文：

Night sky fans, it’s time to prepare for an exciting week—as coming right up is both is longest lunar eclipse of the century, and this year’s Leonids meteor shower.

On Thursday-Friday, November 18-19—look up to see a Blood Moon lunar eclipse, as the full moon slips into the Earth’s shadow over the course of 3 hours and 28 minutes.

While you won’t be experiencing a full lunar eclipse, the event is still set to be spectacular: At its peak, only a small sliver (2.6%) of the moon will remain lit up by the sun.

Eclipse schedule

This partial eclipse will be visible wherever it’s night and the moon is above the horizon.That translates to quite a lot of places around the world, as you can see from this map by NASA.

If you’re in North America, you’re in a prime location for watching the lunar show.

According to NASA, for people on the U.S. East Coast, the partial eclipse begins a little after 2 in the morning, reaching its maximum at 4am—that’s when you’ll really want to be watching the moon.

For those on the West Coast, the partial eclipse begins at 11 p.m., with a maximum at 1 a.m.

For times that are accurately tied to exactly where you are, Time and Date has a location-specific lunar eclipse tracker that can be viewed here.

A Blood Moon to remember

This partial eclipse is set to be a great example of what’s known as the Japanese Lantern Effect—in other words, according to Farmer’s Almanac, the surface of the moon will appear the color of glowing copper, gradating down to a beautiful “uneclipsed yellow sliver.”

Bright meteor shower

If the Beaver Moon’s show towards the end of the week isn’t enough, Wednesday morning is set to be the peak for the Leonid meteor shower.

Sighting the Leonids is a yearly occurrence. Centered around the comet Tempel-Tuttle that takes about 33 years to fully orbit Earth, it’s named for the constellation Leo—as the point in the sky where most of the meteors streak from is around the mane of the lion constellation.

Time and Date has an hourly-updating tracker showing where the meteors will be coming from and where they can be seen.

The best time to see bright trails is before dawn on November 17. The only dark spot? That nearly-full moon won’t make it so easy to see meteors.

It’s worth looking up, just in case. See you in the nearest dark sky location near you.