Astrophotographer captures the moon and Jupiter suspended above one of Europe's oldest lakes (photo)

天文摄影师捕捉到悬浮在欧洲最古老湖泊之一上空的月球和木星（图）

Photographer Riste Spiroski snapped a striking view of the moon and Jupiter hanging over the ancient lake Ohrid in northern Macedonia on the night of April 29, complete with a pair of stargazing swans!

摄影师Riste Spiroski在4月29日晚上捕捉到了月亮和木星悬挂在马其顿北部古老的奥赫里德湖上空的惊人景象，还有一对观星天鹅！

Spiroski took the shot of the moon and the solar system's largest planet at 7:45 p.m. local time using a Canon R6 camera in conjunction with a Canon EF 24–70mm f/2.8 lens. The image was captured during a period known to photographers as the 'blue hour', which stargazing site EarthSky.org describes as a brief window of post sunset twilight when the landscape is bathed in soft blue light.

Spiroski在当地时间晚上7点45分使用佳能R6相机和佳能EF 24-70mm f/2.8镜头拍摄了月球和太阳系最大行星。这张照片是在摄影师称为“蓝色时刻”的时期拍摄的，观星网站EarthSky.org将其描述为日落后黄昏的短暂窗口，此时风景沐浴在柔和的蓝光中。

"This image was captured during a spontaneous walk with a friend," Spiroski said in an email to Space.com. "We headed out around blue hour, hoping to shoot some long exposure shots by the shore of Lake Ohrid. As the sun was setting below the horizon, I spotted the thin crescent moon beginning to set - it was very beautiful. I quickly opened an astronomy app to check what else might be visible, and noticed Jupiter would soon be appearing low on the horizon."

“这张照片是在与朋友自发散步时拍摄的，”斯皮罗斯基在给Space.com的电子邮件中说。“我们在蓝色时刻出发，希望在奥赫里德湖岸边拍摄一些长时间曝光的照片。当太阳落到地平线以下时，我发现薄薄的新月开始落下——非常漂亮。我迅速打开一个天文应用程序，查看还有什么可以看到的，注意到木星很快就会出现在地平线上。”

To capture the low-light scene, Spiroski raised his ISO to 1000 and set the lens aperture to f/6.3, before snapping a 1.6 second exposure. The result is a mesmerising blend of astronomy, nature and humanity, in which the city of Ohrid casts streaks of light over a pair of white swans basking in the placid lake. Lake Ohrid sits on the border between North Macedonia and Albania, and is estimated to be somewhere between 3 and 5 million years old, according to NASA.

为了捕捉弱光场景，Spiroski将ISO提高到1000，并将镜头光圈设置为f/6.3，然后进行了1.6秒的曝光。其结果是天文学、自然和人文的迷人融合，奥赫里德市为一对沐浴在平静湖中的白天鹅投下了一道道光芒。据美国宇航局称，奥赫里德湖位于北马其顿和阿尔巴尼亚的边境，估计有300万到500万年的历史。

"As the sky turned that deep blue, everything came together - the crescent moon, Jupiter, and the calm water of Lake Ohrid, which is actually Europe's oldest lake," continued Spiroski. "I love mixing sky elements with landscapes, and Ohrid always gives me something beautiful to work with."

“当天空变成深蓝色时，一切都聚集在一起——新月、木星和奥赫里德湖平静的湖水，这实际上是欧洲最古老的湖泊，”斯皮罗斯基继续说道。“我喜欢将天空元素与风景混合在一起，奥赫里德总是给我一些美丽的东西。”

Earth's moon is visible hanging above the scene as a waxing crescent, with the unlit regions of its surface softly illuminated by Earthshine. Three stellar bodies belonging to the Perseus constellation can also be picked out shining to the right of the image, while the bright star Hassaleh can be found directly above the moon near the top of the image.

地球的月亮像一个上蜡的新月一样悬挂在场景上方，其表面未被照亮的区域被地球的光芒柔和地照亮。属于英仙座的三颗恒星也可以在图像的右侧被挑选出来，而明亮的恒星Hassaleh可以在图像顶部附近的月亮正上方找到。

Jupiter meanwhile is visible as a bright point of light to the upper left of the photo, with the magnitude +1 star Aldebaran located below the gas giant, and to the left of the moon, forming a triangle of bright celestial bodies.

与此同时，木星在照片的左上角是一个亮点，+1等星阿鲁迪巴位于这颗气态巨行星的下方，在月亮的左侧，形成了一个明亮天体的三角形。

Interested in capturing your own image of the night sky? Then be sure to check out our guides on the best cameras for astrophotography and the best lenses for astrophotography.

有兴趣捕捉自己的夜空图像吗？那么一定要看看我们的天文摄影最佳相机和天文摄影最佳镜头指南。

Night sky enthusiasts looking to explore the wonders of our solar system and beyond should also read guides for the best binoculars deals and the best telescope deals that 2025 has to offer.

希望探索太阳系及更远地方奇迹的夜空爱好者也应该阅读2025年最佳双筒望远镜交易和最佳望远镜交易指南。