It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for the Next Two Solar Eclipses
It’s Never Too Early to Start Planning for the Next Two Solar Eclipses
为接下来的两次日食做规划，永远都不嫌早
The total solar eclipse on August 12 produced some of the most spectacular images of this phenomenon in recent years. But the mini golden age of eclipses in Europe is just beginning. The so-called “Iberian eclipse trio” still has two events to go—and both promise to be even more incredible than the one that just occurred.
8月12日的日全食产生了一些近年来关于这一现象最壮观的影像。但欧洲的“日食小黄金时代”才刚刚开始。所谓的“伊比利亚日食三部曲”还有两场即将上演——而且这两场注定会比刚刚过去的那一次更加令人震撼。
The next eclipse will occur in 2027 and has been dubbed “the eclipse of the century” due to its extraordinarily long duration, while the last one—set for 2028—will offer a chance to glimpse the “ring of fire” associated with an annular eclipse. Whether you’re in Spain or planning to be there (or elsewhere in the path of totality), it’s not too early to create your viewing plan.
下一次日食将于2027年发生，由于其持续时间极长，它已被誉为“世纪日食”；而最后一次日食定于2028年，届时人们将有机会一睹日环食所带来的“火之环”。无论你现在身处西班牙，还是计划前往那里（或全食带上的其他地方），现在开始制定观测计划都为时不晚。
On August 2, 2027, one of the longest total solar eclipses of this century will occur. At its peak, the moon will completely cover the sun for 6 minutes and 23 seconds. To put that in perspective, the totality phase of the August 12 eclipse lasted approximately 2 minutes and 18 seconds. The 2027 eclipse will keep the sun hidden for nearly three times as long, making it the longest eclipse in 100 years.
2027年8月2日，本世纪最长的日全食之一即将上演。在食甚阶段，月球将完全遮住太阳长达6分23秒。作为对比，8月12日那次日食的食甚阶段持续时间约为2分18秒。2027年的日食将使太阳“隐身”的时间延长近三倍，成为百年来持续时间最长的日食。
A narrow band across the planet will be able to view the total eclipse. The path will begin in southern Spain and northern Africa, cross Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt, and then continue through Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Somalia. Spain will be the only European country from which the total phase can be observed. (Well, technically, UK residents and visitors in the overseas territory of Gibraltar will also get a view.)
地球上的一条狭长地带将能观测到此次日全食。日食路径将始于西班牙南部和北非，穿过摩洛哥、阿尔及利亚、突尼斯、利比亚和埃及，随后经过沙特阿拉伯、也门和索马里。西班牙将是唯一能观测到全食阶段的欧洲国家。（好吧，严格来说，英国居民和在直布罗陀海外领地的游客也能看到。）
Egypt will see both the peak of the eclipse and the longest duration. The moon’s shadow will fall over ancient Thebes, home to the temples of Karnak and Luxor, and, on the other side of the Nile, the Valley of the Kings. The pyramids of Giza, further north, will lie just outside the path of totality and will experience a partial eclipse.
埃及将同时迎来日食的食甚和最长持续时间。月影将投射在古底比斯，那里坐落着卡纳克神庙和卢克索神庙，而在尼罗河的另一侧则是帝王谷。位于更北方的吉萨金字塔群将刚好处于全食带之外，届时将观测到日偏食。
The third eclipse in the series will occur on January 26, 2028. This time, the moon will not completely cover the sun. Instead, it will leave a bright ring of fire visible around it. The path of annularity will cross South America, from Ecuador and Peru to Brazil, before crossing the Atlantic and ending in Portugal and Spain.
该系列的第三次日食将于2028年1月26日发生。这一次，月球将不会完全遮住太阳，而是会在周围留下一圈明亮的“火之环”。日环食带将横跨南美洲，从厄瓜多尔和秘鲁延伸至巴西，随后穿过大西洋，最终在葡萄牙和西班牙结束。
Brazil will offer the longest-lasting spectacle. There, the ring will remain visible for 10 minutes and 27 seconds—a duration that makes this event one of the longest annular eclipses of the century. Spain will experience a shorter but potentially very photogenic version. In cities such as Seville, Córdoba, Albacete, and Valencia, the ring of fire will last about seven minutes and will appear very close to the horizon, shortly before sunset.
巴西将提供持续时间最长的奇观。在那里，火环将持续可见10分27秒——这一时长使该事件成为本世纪最长的日环食之一。西班牙将经历一次时间较短但可能非常上镜的日食。在塞维利亚、科尔多瓦、阿尔瓦塞特和瓦伦西亚等城市，火之环将持续约七分钟，并出现在日落前不久的地平线附近。
This story originally appeared on WIRED en Español and has been translated from Spanish.
本文最初发表于《连线》西班牙语版（WIRED en Español），由西班牙语翻译而来。