日落时分的火箭日食

日落时分的火箭日食

Rocket Eclipse at Sunset
Image Credit & Copyright: Ben Cooper (Launch Photography)

Explanation: Shockwaves ripple across the glare as a launch eclipses the setting Sun in this exciting close-up. Captured on September 17, the roaring Falcon 9 rocket carried European Galileo L13 navigation satellites to medium Earth orbit after a lift-off from Cape Canaveral on Florida’s space coast. The Falcon 9 booster returned safely to Earth about 8.5 minutes later, notching the 22nd launch and landing for the reusable workhorse launch vehicle. But where did it land? Just Read the Instructions.

Tomorrow’s picture: seven dusty sisters

日落时分的火箭日食
影像提供与版权: Ben Cooper (Launch Photography)

说明: 在这幅火箭发射掩食落日的特写影像里，震波的涟漪传遍太阳的炫光。9月17日拍摄这张影像时，轰隆作响的猎鹰9号火箭，从佛罗里达州太空海岸的卡纳维拉尔角发射升空，推送欧洲的伽利略L13导航卫星进入中地球轨道。发射后大约8.5分钟，猎鹰9号的助推器安全返回地球，成为这型可重复使用运载火箭的第22次发射与回收。那么，它降落在那里呢？答案是名为“请参阅说明书（Just Read The Instructions）”的火箭回收平台。

明日的图片: seven dusty sisters