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Ladakh, India is home to one of the highest optical telescopes in the world.
印度拉達克擁有世界上位置最高的光學望遠鏡之一。
Its environment makes it ideal for stargazing.
那里的環境非常適合觀測星空。
When we step out at night and look up at the sky, it's mesmerizing.
晚上站在外面仰望星空，會有目眩神迷的感覺。
We can see clearly the constellations, the galaxies, and the stars.
在這里可以清楚地看到星座、星系和一個一個的星星。
My name is Tseway Dorjai, and I'm working here at teh Indian Astronomical Observatory as a mechanical engineer.
我叫Tseway Dorjai，我在印度天文臺工作，是一名機械工程師。
The Indian Astronomical Observatory is spread across 120 acres of land, and located at the northern tip of India.
印度天文臺位于印度北端，占地120英畝。
It consists of two optical telescopes, a two meter telescope, a .7 meter telescope and an area for Gamma-ray telescope.
我們有兩臺光學望遠鏡、一臺口徑兩米，一臺0.7米的望遠鏡，還有一臺伽馬射線望遠鏡。
The remoteness of its location makes it ideal for astronomical study.
偏遠的地理位置讓這里成了天文觀測的理想之地。
Hanle is a very good location fo sky observations.
漢樂是觀測天空的好地方。
First of all, the entire Ladakh (region) is actually a high-altitude cold desert.
首先，整個拉達克(地區)實際上是一個高海拔且十分寒冷的荒漠。
It is in the rain shadow region of the Himalayas, so there is very little rainfall and hardly an snowfall.
我們的觀測站位于喜馬拉雅山脈的雨影區，雨量很少，也幾乎沒有降雪。
So cloud cover is very little, so observations are possible almost throughout the year.
所以這里的云層很少很少，因而幾乎全年都可以進行觀測。
We are mainly observing two types of sources: Firstly, we are observing objects called pulsars.
我們主要觀測兩種類型的觀測對象：第一種是脈沖星。
Secondly, we are observing some sources, which are outside our galaxy.
此外，我們還在觀測位于我們的星系之外的一些對象。
These are active galactic nuclei.
這些都是活躍的星系核。
The observatory's altitude of approximately two and a half miles above sea level, allows the scientists to collect a wider range data than they would at lower levels.
該觀測站海拔約為2.5英里（4千米），這使得科學家們能夠比低海拔位置的同行收集到更大范圍的數據。
But the isolated location means that often, the only other people the scientists and engineers see are the occasional tourists.
但這里的與世隔絕也意味著科學家和工程師們看到的唯一的人群就是游客。
We receive lots of visitors mainly in summer who are wanting to see the telescope.
我們夏天接待的游客比較多，都是些想試試望遠鏡的游客。
When I came here the first time, I was quite impressed to see the quality of sky here.
第一次來這里的時候，這里的天的那種澄澈給了留下了極為深刻的印象。
(An) extremely clear sky.
天空極其晴朗。
It's just an amazing experience.
特別奇妙的經歷。
Whether you're looking up as an astronomer, or just a traveler, there's no night sky quite like this.
無論你是天文學家，還是匆匆過客，別處都沒有像這樣的夜空。
