[:ja]【宇宙からの地球絶景】No.1142: 太平洋のサングリント[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.1142: Sunglint of the Pacific Ocean[:]

Sammy 2020/10/23

[:ja]ニック・ヘイグ宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影した太平洋のサングリントです。ハワイの南東付近です。

Credit: Nick Hague, NASA

サングリントは太陽光が穏やかな海面で反射した時に形成される現象で、太陽光が水面に対しほぼ鉛直に反射する鏡面反射が起こっています。

参考文献： Nick Hague’s Tweet
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH

[Earthview Wonders] No.1142: Sunglint of the Pacific Ocean

Astronaut Nick Hague captured from ISS the sunglint of the Pacific Ocean. The location is just the southeast of the Hawaii Islands.

Credit: Nick Hague, NASA

Sunglint is a phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of the ocean at the same angle that a satellite or other sensor is viewing the surface.

Reference: Nick Hague’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.1142: Sunglint of the Pacific Ocean

Astronaut Nick Hague captured from ISS the sunglint of the Pacific Ocean. The location is just the southeast of the Hawaii Islands.

Credit: Nick Hague, NASA

Sunglint is a phenomenon that occurs when sunlight reflects off the surface of the ocean at the same angle that a satellite or other sensor is viewing the surface.

Reference: Nick Hague’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]