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Shoemaker-Levy 9 would show that such collisions are not just part of the past, but the present and maybe the future.
舒梅克-李維9向我們展示了碰撞不僅在過去發生,而且會在現在，也許還會在未來發生，
Part of the challenge of shoemaker-Levy 9 is getting Hubble to follow an event in real time.
實時拍攝舒梅克-李維9號彗星的墜落過程對哈勃望遠鏡來說是一項挑戰。
The Telescope usually looks at processes that unfold millions of years.
哈勃通常都是拍攝的數百萬年前的圖像。
But a comet's death would happen rapidly
而彗星的墜落過程將會在瞬間發生，
In July 1994, the team gathers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, to watch the comet make contact with the planet.
1994年7月觀測組聚集在巴爾的摩的太空望遠鏡科學研究院觀測彗星與木星的碰撞過程。
We didn't know what was gonna happen when Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit Jupiter.
當時我們不知道舒梅克-李維9撞上木星會有什么后果。
And it was really possible that nothing would happen at all.
極有可能什么都觀測不到。
The first image of Shoemaker-Levy 9 came in.
舒梅克-李維9的第一張圖片傳送了過來。
It seemed to show no signs of impact.
似乎看不到碰撞的跡象。
But then, new images came in Look!
然后，新的圖像傳送了過來看！
Look... Oh my god! Look at that!
看...哦，我的天啊！看那?。?/div>
The planet had rotated enough that the impact site was visible on the disc.
等木星轉過來后碰撞的痕跡顯現了出來。
And it was huge!
碰撞的痕跡很大！
The team was watching the comet hit the planet in real time.
觀測組實時的看到了彗星撞向木星的過程。
This was cosmic history in action.
那可真是實時的宇宙歷史。
Reporters and cameras were standing by in an auditorium above.
記者們架著相機在樓上的禮堂中等著。
And at the same time on the screen of the press conference, Gene Shoemaker was saying, If we should see these things at all.
與此同時，吉恩·舒梅克在記者發布會的大屏幕上說：不知道我們能不能看到碰撞過程。
And we were downstairs going, "Look at this! Amazing".
而我們卻在樓下大叫：看這！贊??！
And we are, we have to show this.
然后，我們得去通報這些情況。
You can't let him sit up there saying we don't know.
你不能讓吉恩-舒梅克坐那說：我們不知道情況。
We know!
其實我們已經知道了！
