CNN News:探秘美国天文爱好者的观星乐园 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.

现在，我们将带大家去格鲁吉亚的一个乡村。这里严禁光污染。人造光，你所制造的任何光都会照亮天空。当数以万计的人在开灯的时候，业余天文爱好者最想要观察的就是笼罩在这所城市的光芒。

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.

在我们去观星乐园迪里克天文村之前，我展示一下自己的住所。我住在马里兰一个五居室的房子里，这里有人行道和草坪。沿着路一直往下走就到了迪里克天文村，我今年11岁，不管几点，我都要及时赶回家吃饭，

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.

我们到达的地方真的非常遥远。我们现在所处的位置并未居于亚特兰大和奥古斯塔之间。因此，这里能将光污染程度减到最小。

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

当太阳下山时，你可以将天文台的房顶打开，这是伸缩屋顶。

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.

我是一个视觉观测者。当夜色降临以后，我会将自己的望远镜从小屋里拿出来，安放在自己准备好的位置，这样我就能观测了。

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.

这里已经成为了一个社区，仅仅是为了观测区，远离光污染，很多人在这里购买了房子。光污染情况真的非常严重。天空变得灰暗，你不能看到银河等天空的美景。迪里克天文村不允许有白光。整个村庄仅仅使用红光，这样可以保存完整性的观察体验。

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.

我对行星进行拍照，已经有15年光景。我们，对木星、火星、土星进行拍照，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.

业余社区是非常重要的，我们是这些精彩绝伦照片的支柱，这些照片能让那你兴奋、并有助于科学研究。这是一项非常棒的业余爱好。