悉尼天文台揭秘“血红月亮”缘由
<p><span word="SYDNEY">SYDNEY</span> – <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="owls">owls</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="eclipse">eclipse</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Chilean">Chilean</span> <span word="volcano">volcano</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span>.</p><p>悉尼——亚洲和非洲的夜猫子们今天凌晨有幸看到月食的壮观景象，来自智利火山的火山灰将月球表面变成了血红色。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="Observatory">Observatory</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eclipse">eclipse</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="at">at</span> 3:25 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> (1:25 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="EDT">EDT</span>, 5:25 <span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="GMT">GMT</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="after">after</span> 5 <span word="a">a</span>.<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p>悉尼天文台称本次月食开始于凌晨3点25分，并持续到凌晨5点（东部夏季时间1:25<span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>. 格林威治标准时间星期三5:25<span word="p">p</span>.<span word="m">m</span>.）。</p><p><span word="Scientists">Scientists</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="specific">specific</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span> <span word="happening">happening</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> — <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="eclipse">eclipse</span>" — <span word="often">often</span> <span word="exudes">exudes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coppery">coppery</span> <span word="color">color</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="depends">depends</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dust">dust</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>.</p><p>科学家介绍说这次奇观发生在星期四，月全食表面通常呈现出铜色。但月亮颜色的深浅取决于空气中所含的灰烬和尘埃的数量。</p><p><span word="Luckily">Luckily</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>-<span word="gazers">gazers</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="plenty">plenty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="orange">orange</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="red">red</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>. <span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="travelers">travelers</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ash">ash</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grounded">grounded</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>幸运的是本次月全食过程中，空气中含有大量的尘埃，所以尤其是亚洲的观测者有幸看到月亮变成橘色和红色。航空旅客则没有这么幸运了：大量尘埃使得这一区域的几百个航班延误。</p>
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