闪电和猎户座在乌鲁鲁之外
(原标题: Lightning and Orion Beyond Uluru)
2021-05-11
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乌鲁鲁的背后发生了什么？乌卢鲁是联合国世界遗产，是澳大利亚中部一座350米高的非凡山峰，从几乎平坦的环境中陡然升起。乌鲁鲁由砂岩组成，在过去的3亿年里随着较软的岩石被侵蚀而慢慢形成。在5月中旬拍摄的这张特色照片的背景中，可以看到一场肆虐的雷暴。在乌鲁鲁和雷暴的后面，是由猎户座组成的星光灿烂的天空。乌卢鲁地区作为人类的家园已有22000多年的历史。当地土著居民早就注意到，当构成现代猎户座的星星第一次出现在夜空中时，一个包括雷暴的炎热季节将很快到来。
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What's happening behind Uluru? A United Nations World Heritage Site, Uluru is an extraordinary 350-meter high mountain in central Australia that rises sharply from nearly flat surroundings. Composed of sandstone, Uluru has slowly formed over the past 300 million years as softer rock eroded away. In the background of the featured image taken in mid-May, a raging thunderstorm is visible. Far behind both Uluru and the thunderstorm is a star-filled sky highlighted by the constellation of Orion. The Uluru region has been a home to humans for over 22,000 years. Local indigenous people have long noted that when the stars that compose the modern constellation of Orion first appear in the night sky, a hot season involving lightning storms will soon be arriving.
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