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Do you think that connecting more people to the sky, possibly through this hobby and astrophotography, is a way to help people better understand the research that scientists are doing and the things that are going on in astrophysics?[qh]
你覺得，也許通過天文攝影這個愛好，讓更多人與天空產生聯系，是幫助人們更好地了解科學家正在進行的研究和天體物理學正在做的事情的一種方式嗎？[qh]
Yes, I do think it's really important for people to find ways to connect with the universe that is kind of beyond the piece that is human affairs, right?[qh]
是的，我確實認為對人們來說，找到與宇宙聯系的方法真的很重要，它能讓我們超脫人類的日常瑣事，對吧？[qh]
We are one part of the universe, but we are such a tiny fraction of it, and there are all these other incredible things happening and there are these photons arriving at our atmosphere, and some of them are getting through our atmosphere, and some of them are still visible despite any light pollution.[qh]
我們是宇宙的構成部分，但我們只是宇宙中的一小部分，還有很多其他令人難以置信的事情在發生著，光子到達我們的大氣層，其中一些穿過大氣層，雖然有光污染，但我們依然能看到一部分。[qh]
One of the reasons that I actually picked up the Seestar was because there's an urban astrophotography blog that I had read that was like, this is actually something where, even if you're in the most light polluted environment, it will be able to craft images of the cosmos for you.[qh]
我使用Seestar（天文望遠鏡）是因為我曾經看過一條城市天文攝影博客，它說即使在污染最輕的環境中，它也能夠為你制作宇宙圖像。[qh]
And I think there is something powerful about also recognizing that we can make the night sky accessible even in urban environments.[qh]
認識到即使在城市環境中，我們也可以讓夜空變得近在咫尺，我覺得這也是一種強大的力量。[qh]
And also, actually, the moon is pretty cool when you look at it magnified.[qh]
而且，實際上，放大的時候，你會發現月亮相當酷。[qh]
And I do actually think there's something different to doing it yourself versus just downloading images on the internet that NASA or somebody else has captured for you.[qh]
我確實認為，與去網上下載NASA或其他人拍攝的圖像相比，自己親自做這件事有一些不同之處。[qh]
Like, I think the work that NASA Astrophysics does is incredible and should be extraordinarily well-funded, better funded than it has been historically and the levels that it's currently at.[qh]
比如，我認為NASA天體物理學所做的工作令人難以置信，它應該得到非常充足的資金，得到比以前和現在更多的資金。[qh]
But I also think that there's something magical about looking in a telescope and seeing it for yourself through the eyepiece or actually engaging in the work of choosing, okay, this is the thing I'm going to take an image of, I'm going to center it myself, I've chosen the night.[qh]
但我也認為，自己用望遠鏡的目鏡去觀測，或者親自去選擇“好，這就是我想拍的東西，我要親自來聚焦，我選擇了夜晚”，這里面有一種神奇的魔力。[qh]
This image is partly now my creation.[qh]
這張照片有一部分是我創作的。[qh]
And it's really--at that point it's an art form.[qh]
真的--在這一點上它是一種藝術形式。[qh]
You're no longer just making technical decisions about how long your exposure will be.[qh]
你不僅僅只是在做要曝光多久的技術決策。[qh]
You're also making decisions about what features you want to draw out.[qh]
你還需要決定你想要拍出什么樣的特征。[qh]
And that is a form of connection you don't get from just looking at the image, because you're actually engaging with making decisions about what you want to see, what you want to highlight, what stood out to you about this cosmic phenomenon.[qh]
如果你只看照片，是得不到這種關聯形式的，因為你是在自己決定你想要看到什么，你想強調什么，以及這個宇宙現象中的突出點。[qh]
So for people at home who are now feeling really excited about this idea, what are your tips for getting started?[qh]
那對那些在家中收聽節目，此刻感到非常興奮的人，你對他們有什么入門建議呢？[qh]
What kind of resources are out there for people who are beginners, who maybe don't have a lot of resources or money to put toward this?[qh]
對于初學者，可能沒有很多資源或資金去投入到這方面的人來說，可以獲取的資源有哪些？[qh]
One forum that I will point everyone to is the Cloudy Nights forum, especially if you're a beginner.[qh]
我向大家推薦Cloudy Nights論壇，尤其是初學者更要去看。[qh]
There's a beginner's part of the forum and you can post pretty much any question.[qh]
這個論壇里有一個初學者板塊，你可以發布幾乎任何問題。[qh]
The other thing that I will say is there are still a few dedicated astronomy telescope stores in the United States--so, actual storefronts--so you will find that people will just talk to you and tell you things.[qh]
另一點是，在美國還有一些專門的天文望遠鏡商店--實體店面--你會發現人們會和你交談，告訴你一些事情。[qh]
And I really encourage people not to go to Amazon, because they're not going to help you if you don't know how to use your equipment, but these other places actually will.[qh]
我不建議大家去亞馬遜上購物，因為如果你不知道如何使用設備，他們不會幫你，但其他地方的人會教你。[qh]
High Point Scientific, Agena is a great astrophotography store.[qh]
High Point Scientific, Agena是一家特別好的天文攝影商店。[qh]
So, there is stuff that's available with things that you may already have at home or that you can get relatively cheaply.[qh]
你可以在那兒買到跟家里已有設備相匹配的東西，價格還相對便宜一些。[qh]
There's also a Facebook group for everything, like there's a Facebook group for my mount, there's a Facebook group for my telescope, there's a Facebook group for the computer I have attached, and people are pretty welcoming.[qh]
還有各種各樣的Facebook群，比如，我有Facebook底架群，有Facebook望遠鏡群，還有一個Facebook電腦群，大家都很歡迎新人的加入。[qh]
The one thing I will say is that I've only seen another person who's visibly or identifiably not a man in these groups basically once so far.[qh]
我要說的是，到目前為止，我只在這些群體中看到過一個明顯不是男人的人。[qh]
I have run into a couple of other Black people.[qh]
我還碰到過其他幾個黑人。[qh]
But I especially want to say, folks, you are needed, particularly to the young women and non-binary people and trans folks.[qh]
但我尤其想告訴那些年輕女性、非二元結構的人和跨性別者，伙計們，你們是被需要的。[qh]
We need to be out there being engaged and involved, because the cosmos belongs to all of us.[qh]
我們需要參與進來，因為宇宙屬于我們所有人。[qh]
Yes, let's get involved![qh]
好的，我們一起行動吧！[qh]
Thank you so much for being here, Chanda, and talking to us.[qh]
昌達，非常感謝你來到這里與我們分享。[qh]
Thank you so much for having me.[qh]
謝謝你的邀請。[qh]
