<h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>"2017年8月21日"</b></h3><h3><b><br></b></h3><h3>這是個(gè)百年一遇的日子，早在一個(gè)月以前我就預(yù)備給"日全食"了。</h3><h3><br></h3><h3>8月21日, "<b>美國超級日全食</b>"從西海岸俄勒岡州開始(東部時(shí)間下午1點(diǎn)05分), 沿對角線往東, 橫掃14個(gè)州, 一直到東海岸南卡羅萊納州結(jié)束(東部時(shí)間下午4點(diǎn)10分)。是 <font color="#ed2308">99</font>年來<font color="#ed2308">第一次</font>橫貫美國東西海岸的日全食天文奇觀, 也是美國建國以來, 第一次<font color="#ed2308">僅</font>出現(xiàn)在美國本土的日全食。</h3> <h3>8月21日的日全食軌跡。（來源:美航局）</h3> <h3>日全食過程中月影在地表移動(dòng)的動(dòng)畫。（來源:美航局）<br></h3><h3><br></h3><h3><br></h3> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>什么是<font color="#ed2308">日全食</font>？</b></h3><h3><br></h3><h3>新月當(dāng)天(即朔日), 月球如果恰好在月球交點(diǎn)附近, 穿過太陽和地球之間, 與地球, 太陽接近一直線, 則會(huì)出現(xiàn)<font color="#ed2308">日食</font>。</h3><h3><br></h3><h3>月球本影接觸地表而使該區(qū)域<b>完全得不到陽光</b>, 就會(huì)形成日<font color="#ed2308">全</font>食;</h3><h3>同時(shí)在本影兩側(cè)數(shù)千公里的半影范圍內(nèi)遮擋部分陽光, 形成日<font color="#ed2308">偏</font>食。</h3> <h3><br></h3> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>哪里看日<font color="#ed2308">全</font>食？</b></h3><h3><br></h3><h3>亞特蘭大可以看到98%的<font color="#ed2308">偏</font>食，可是要看到<font color="#ed2308">全</font>食，得開車去100英里以外的地方。南卡羅萊納州Greenville 離亞特蘭大125英里, 算是近的啦！</h3><h3><br></h3>日全食地點(diǎn) 開始 全食<h3>南卡羅萊納州Anderson 13:09 14:38到14:40 </h3><h3>南卡羅萊納州Charleston 13:17 14:46到14:48 </h3><h3>南卡羅萊納州Columbia 13:13 14:42到14:44 </h3><h3>南卡羅萊納州Greenville 13:09 14:38到14:40 </h3><h3>南卡羅萊納州Sumter 13:15 14:44到14:45 </h3> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><br></b></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><b>我追"日全食"的一天</b></h3><h3><br></h3><h3>9:30 從家里出發(fā)去南卡羅萊納州Greenville. 得知團(tuán)契兄弟們同路，立即作英明決定：一切行動(dòng)聽指揮！果然結(jié)果大異。他們隨路跟蹤氣象，先是告訴我們轉(zhuǎn) Whitehall Park， 后來發(fā)現(xiàn)那里云比較多。便立馬轉(zhuǎn)戰(zhàn)到 Clemson, SC. </h3><h3><br></h3><h3>雖然100英里周轉(zhuǎn)開了4個(gè)小時(shí)，但超值! Savana 的朋友在微信里道："99年一遇的日全食，到我們這兒每一分鐘都被烏云遮住了??"</h3><h3><br></h3><h3> 我們也好險(xiǎn)哪！感恩兄弟們！</h3> <h3>怎么都想不到離日全食只有最后半小時(shí)，居然還能找到這么一個(gè)人不多，但氣氛特好的小山丘歇下來。感恩！ 此時(shí)月亮已蓋過大半個(gè)太陽。</h3> <h3>國家航空航天局(NASA)建議，在日全食發(fā)生的時(shí)候，唯一能直接觀察太陽的方法是使用專用的太陽濾光玻璃，并符合國際安全標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和ISO 12312-2標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的才能安全使用。</h3><h3><br></h3><h3>只有在短暫的日全食發(fā)生時(shí)，才可裸眼觀看，而在日偏食發(fā)生的過程中裸眼觀看是危險(xiǎn)的，可能會(huì)對眼睛造成嚴(yán)重傷害，甚至失明。</h3><h3><br></h3><h3>感恩朋友們早早訂了些備用眼鏡，否者最后幾天根本買不到。。。</h3><h5><br></h5> <h3>第一次戴上獲得ISO認(rèn)證的日蝕眼鏡看太陽！那美的勁兒喲。。太陽懸在空中，金黃金黃的，似金色的月芽兒。覺的她有時(shí)離我們很近有時(shí)又很遠(yuǎn)。。。</h3> <h3>2:37 pm， 終于等到月亮跟太陽重疊的那一刻！</h3> <h3>2:38 pm， 一分鐘過去了！</h3> <h3>2:39 pm， 二分鐘過去了！太陽的神光從圓圓的月亮背后周圍一圈一圈滲出來，像一個(gè)奇異鉆戒！</h3><h3><br></h3><h3><br></h3> <h3>邀請你身入其境????</h3> <h3>邀請你身入其境??????</h3> <h3>天漸漸變黑，變黑。。。</h3> <h3>然后神光返回從大地彌漫而上。。。</h3> <h3>空靈而飄飄然。。。</h3> <h3>緊接著，月亮慢慢移開，天又慢慢亮起來。</h3><h3><br></h3> <h3>亮起來，再亮起來。。。 2:41pm 飛起來啦！</h3> <h3>日全食的全過程，只得借用幾張朋友用專業(yè)相機(jī)拍的， 我的手機(jī)根本不爭氣??。</h3> <h3>下面是網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的：在肯塔基州拍的日全食。整個(gè)日全食過程一目了然。。</h3> <h3><br></h3><h3>從南卡回來的100英里我們開了5個(gè)半小時(shí)，那兩分鐘的激動(dòng)久久蕩漾，足夠讓我們忘了這樣堵車是破了記錄滴。</h3> <h3>8:39pm，快到家了，路上的景色美得不像話，心情也美的不像話。。。</h3><h3><br></h3><h3 style="text-align: center;"><font color="#b04fbb"><i><b><br></b></i></font></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><font color="#b04fbb"><i><b> 2 分鐘的日全食， </b></i></font></h3><h3><font color="#b04fbb"><i><b> 200 英里的路，</b></i></font></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><font color="#b04fbb"><i><b> 開了 9.5小時(shí)的車去追，</b></i></font></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><font color="#b04fbb"><i><b> </b></i></font></h3><h3 style="text-align: left;"><font color="#b04fbb"><i><b> 終生難忘。。。</b></i></font></h3><h3><br></h3> <h1><b><br></b></h1><h1><b><br></b></h1><h1><b>后記（2022年2月14日）</b>：<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>覺得生活好奇妙！ 翻日記，居然發(fā)現(xiàn)了1987年9月23日那一天， 我還在中國杭州上大學(xué)時(shí)，居然也曾在教室里與同學(xué)們一起目睹過中國的日食， 不過用的是同學(xué)的膠卷膠底片(神片)和一盆藍(lán)墨水(神器)!!! </div><div><br></div><div>這離2017年8月21日"美國超級日全食"相隔整整三十年！<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987%E5%B9%B49%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5%E6%97%A5%E9%A3%9F" target="_blank" class="link"><i class="iconfont icon-iconfontlink"> </i>https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987%E5%B9%B49%E6%9C%8823%E6%97%A5%E6%97%A5%E9%A3%9F</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>“日環(huán)食發(fā)生時(shí)，無論是看到環(huán)食的偽本影區(qū)域內(nèi)，還是看到偏食的半影區(qū)域內(nèi)，月球都只遮擋了部分陽光，不像日全食有類似黑夜的景象”<br></div><div><br></div></h1> “<i>1987年9月23日<br><br>說是今日有日食，8點(diǎn)40 分。 到了今天卻也忘了。兩節(jié)課后從寢室里出來，見兩棟學(xué)生樓的欄桿旁站滿了抬頭拱眼向天上觀望的人們。 哦，原來在看日食。 看報(bào)紙是8:35 分左右開始的，現(xiàn)在到了什么程度？<br><br>教室門口滿是沸騰的人們， 一個(gè)個(gè)在拼命搶著墨鏡， 阿腦拿來的底膠片， 隔著看太陽， 我也搶了一片。 果然就像夜空里的月牙兒。 一放玻璃，是灰藍(lán)的天空， 襯著一輪圓圓的亮的刺眼的太陽。陽光像是透過塑料膜發(fā)射出來的?？諝庵袥鲆饨z絲， 仿佛晴天下雪陣雨前夕的景觀。</i><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>阿富急急忙忙地拿起教室角落的臉盆， 就往洗手間跑去。 不一會(huì)兒，他端來一盆水，注進(jìn)藍(lán)墨水， 說是看日食。 我往里一張望，除了一盆墨水， 什么也“<br></i><br><br></div> “<i>看不到。<br><br>上課鈴響了。一坐穩(wěn)， 才發(fā)現(xiàn)天花板上一個(gè)缺口對著我們的“太陽”， “太陽”里波濤翻滾， 是水的波紋？ 莫非是日食的影子？還是給門截掉？ 不一會(huì)兒， 缺口居然移向講臺?，F(xiàn)在可以肯定是日食了。 不一會(huì)兒，它變成了一個(gè)完整的圓， 里邊依然波濤滾滾， 是風(fēng)之故？為何投射到天花板上， 水波動(dòng)得就顯得那么厲害呢？</i><div><i><br></i></div><div><i>拿膠片看日食，突然五個(gè)大手指擋住， 轉(zhuǎn)頭一看， 又是老牛！ 那憨厚像實(shí)在叫人樂。 想起他每每踮著拖鞋， 一挪一挪，掛著那叫人一看就發(fā)笑的笑， 走進(jìn)教室， 人群中總免不了發(fā)出吃吃的笑聲。<br><br>真想贈(zèng)他一首老牛歌，人說他像寅次郎， 我倒覺得他更像濟(jì)公， 人人喜愛的拐腳濟(jì)公。“<br></i></div><div><br></div><div>這兩頁是從下面中間紅色的那本里抽出來的。<br></div> <div><br></div><div><br></div>當(dāng)時(shí)可惜沒有手機(jī)和數(shù)碼相機(jī)，不然你也許可能在下面的人群里找到我， L o L！ <div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div> 文字英文翻譯by ChatGPT <div>March 2, 2026<div><br></div><div>?? The Day I Chased the Total Solar Eclipse<br><br>August 22, 2017<br><br>This was a once-in-a-century day.<br>I had already begun preparing for the total solar eclipse a month in advance.<br><br>On August 21, the “Great American Solar Eclipse” began on the West Coast in Oregon (1:05 PM Eastern Time), sweeping diagonally across fourteen states before ending on the East Coast in South Carolina (4:10 PM Eastern Time).<br><br>It was the first total solar eclipse in 99 years to cross the entire United States from coast to coast — and the first in U.S. history visible only within the continental United States.<br><br>What is a Total Solar Eclipse?<br><br>On the day of a new moon, if the Moon passes precisely between the Earth and the Sun along nearly the same line, a solar eclipse occurs.<br><br>When the Moon’s umbra reaches the Earth’s surface and completely blocks sunlight, a total solar eclipse appears.<br>Areas thousands of kilometers around the umbra experience only partial blockage, creating a partial eclipse.<br><br>Where to Watch?<br><br>Atlanta could see about 98% partial coverage, but to experience totality we had to drive more than 100 miles.<br><br>Greenville, South Carolina — about 125 miles away — was one of the closest viewing locations.<br><br>The Day I Chased the Eclipse<br><br>9:30 AM — We left home for Greenville.<br><br>Soon we learned that friends from church were traveling the same direction. I immediately made a wise decision:<br>follow their lead!<br><br>They monitored weather conditions along the way. First we headed toward Whitehall Park, but clouds gathered there. So we quickly changed plans again and drove toward Clemson, South Carolina.<br><br>We drove nearly four hours for a distance of just 100 miles — but it was absolutely worth it. A friend in Savannah messaged us:<br><br>“The once-in-a-century eclipse here was completely hidden by clouds every minute ??.”<br><br>We were lucky — incredibly lucky. Grateful for our friends’ guidance.<br><br>Only half an hour before totality, we somehow found a quiet little hill with few people but a wonderful atmosphere. By then, the Moon had already covered most of the Sun.<br><br>NASA advised that the only safe way to observe the Sun during an eclipse is with certified solar viewing glasses meeting ISO 12312-2 safety standards. Only during the brief moment of totality is it safe to look with the naked eye.<br><br>Thankfully, our friends had ordered extra eclipse glasses early — they were impossible to find in the final days.<br><br>The first time I looked at the Sun through certified eclipse glasses — it was breathtaking.<br>The Sun hung in the sky like a golden crescent, sometimes feeling incredibly close, sometimes impossibly distant.<br><br>2:37 PM — The Moon finally aligned with the Sun.<br>2:38 PM — One minute passed.<br>2:39 PM — Two minutes passed.<br><br>Light radiated from behind the Moon’s dark circle, forming a glowing ring — like a mysterious diamond ring in the sky.<br><br>The world gradually darkened… darker and darker…<br><br>Then the celestial light returned, spreading across the land.<br><br>Ethereal. Weightless. Almost unreal.<br><br>Slowly, the Moon moved away, and daylight returned.<br><br>Brighter… and brighter again.<br><br>The entire totality lasted only two minutes, yet the emotion lingered far longer.<br><br>The return drive of 100 miles took five and a half hours due to traffic, but the excitement of those two minutes made us forget everything.<br><br>At 8:39 PM, nearing home, the scenery along the road looked unbelievably beautiful — and so did our hearts.<br><br>Two minutes of totality.<br>Two hundred miles traveled.<br>Nine and a half hours on the road.<br>A memory for a lifetime.<br><br>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>Post(February 14, 2022)<br><br>Life is wonderfully mysterious.<br><br>While rereading my old journals, I discovered that on September 23, 1987, when I was a university student in Hangzhou, China, I had also witnessed a solar eclipse with classmates — using photographic film negatives and even a basin filled with blue ink as viewing tools!<br><br>That was exactly thirty years before the 2017 Great American Eclipse.<br><br>Back then there were no smartphones or digital cameras.<br>Otherwise, perhaps you might have found me somewhere in that crowd below.<br><br>LOL.</div></div>