CNN News:探秘美國天文愛好者的觀星樂園 迪里克天文村

Now, we`re taking you to a village in rural Georgia, where a type of pollution that is strictly prohibited is light pollution. This happens when artificial lights, so any light you can turn on and off brightens up the sky. The glow over cities is the last thing wanted by amateur astronomers who love to spend time stargazing when millions of others are turning on white lights.

現(xiàn)在，我們將帶大家去格魯吉亞的一個鄉(xiāng)村。這里嚴禁光污染。人造光，你所制造的任何光都會照亮天空。當數(shù)以萬計的人在開燈的時候，業(yè)余天文愛好者最想要觀察的就是籠罩在這所城市的光芒。

Before we came to Deerlick Astronomy Village, I live in a five-room house in Maryland, sidewalks and pristine lawns. Down here at Deerlick Astronomy Village, I`m 11 years old and I just have to be home in time for dinner, whatever time that is.

在我們去觀星樂園迪里克天文村之前，我展示一下自己的住所。我住在馬里蘭一個五居室的房子里，這里有人行道和草坪。沿著路一直往下走就到了迪里克天文村，我今年11歲，不管幾點，我都要及時趕回家吃飯，

Living in an astronomy village.

天文村的生活。

We have come to a really remote location. We are not quite halfway between Atlanta and Augusta. And so, it minimizes the light pollution.

我們到達的地方真的非常遙遠。我們現(xiàn)在所處的位置并未居于亞特蘭大和奧古斯塔之間。因此，這里能將光污染程度減到最小。

When the sun goes down at the village here, you might take the roof off your observatory. It`s a roll-off roof.

當太陽下山時，你可以將天文臺的房頂打開，這是伸縮屋頂。

For me, I`m a visual observer. I`ll bring my telescope out of my shed and position it that I`ve prepared when it does get dark that I can do my observing.

我是一個視覺觀測者。當夜色降臨以后，我會將自己的望遠鏡從小屋里拿出來，安放在自己準備好的位置，這樣我就能觀測了。

This is a community where people have bought property into houses on just for observatory zone, to get away from the light pollution. The light pollution is really severe and it makes the sky gray and you can`t see things like the Milky Way. No white light is allowed at Deerlick Astronomy Village. The whole community uses just red lights only and it preserves the integrity of the observing experience.

這里已經成為了一個社區(qū)，僅僅是為了觀測區(qū)，遠離光污染，很多人在這里購買了房子。光污染情況真的非常嚴重。天空變得灰暗，你不能看到銀河等天空的美景。迪里克天文村不允許有白光。整個村莊僅僅使用紅光，這樣可以保存完整性的觀察體驗。

I`ve been planetary imaging for 15 years. People like me and others here will take shots of Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, and we submit those images.

我對行星進行拍照，已經有15年光景。我們，對木星、火星、土星進行拍照，然后提交照片。

The amateur community is very important. We`re the backbone of images that get submitted that makes you feel excited and relevant about contributing to science and it`s wonderful, wonderful hobby.

業(yè)余社區(qū)是非常重要的，我們是這些精彩絕倫照片的支柱，這些照片能讓那你興奮、并有助于科學研究。這是一項非常棒的業(yè)余愛好。