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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]
你觉得，也许通过天文摄影这个爱好，让更多人与天空产生联系，是帮助人们更好地了解科学家正在进行的研究和天体物理学正在做的事情的一种方式吗？[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，我确实认为对人们来说，找到与宇宙联系的方法真的很重要，它能让我们超脱人类的日常琐事，对吧？[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]
我们是宇宙的构成部分，但我们只是宇宙中的一小部分，还有很多其他令人难以置信的事情在发生着，光子到达我们的大气层，其中一些穿过大气层，虽然有光污染，但我们依然能看到一部分。[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（天文望远镜）是因为我曾经看过一条城市天文摄影博客，它说即使在污染最轻的环境中，它也能够为你制作宇宙图像。[qh]
And I think there is something powerful about also recognizing that we can make the night sky accessible even in urban environments.[qh]
认识到即使在城市环境中，我们也可以让夜空变得近在咫尺，我觉得这也是一种强大的力量。[qh]
And also, actually, the moon is pretty cool when you look at it magnified.[qh]
而且，实际上，放大的时候，你会发现月亮相当酷。[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]
我确实认为，与去网上下载NASA或其他人拍摄的图像相比，自己亲自做这件事有一些不同之处。[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，我认为NASA天体物理学所做的工作令人难以置信，它应该得到非常充足的资金，得到比以前和现在更多的资金。[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]
但我也认为，自己用望远镜的目镜去观测，或者亲自去选择“好，这就是我想拍的东西，我要亲自来聚焦，我选择了夜晚”，这里面有一种神奇的魔力。[qh]
This image is partly now my creation.[qh]
这张照片有一部分是我创作的。[qh]
And it's really--at that point it's an art form.[qh]
真的--在这一点上它是一种艺术形式。[qh]
You're no longer just making technical decisions about how long your exposure will be.[qh]
你不仅仅只是在做要曝光多久的技术决策。[qh]
You're also making decisions about what features you want to draw out.[qh]
你还需要决定你想要拍出什么样的特征。[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，是得不到这种关联形式的，因为你是在自己决定你想要看到什么，你想强调什么，以及这个宇宙现象中的突出点。[qh]
So for people at home who are now feeling really excited about this idea, what are your tips for getting started?[qh]
那对那些在家中收听节目，此刻感到非常兴奋的人，你对他们有什么入门建议呢？[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]
对于初学者，可能没有很多资源或资金去投入到这方面的人来说，可以获取的资源有哪些？[qh]
One forum that I will point everyone to is the Cloudy Nights forum, especially if you're a beginner.[qh]
我向大家推荐Cloudy Nights论坛，尤其是初学者更要去看。[qh]
There's a beginner's part of the forum and you can post pretty much any question.[qh]
这个论坛里有一个初学者板块，你可以发布几乎任何问题。[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]
另一点是，在美国还有一些专门的天文望远镜商店--实体店面--你会发现人们会和你交谈，告诉你一些事情。[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]
我不建议大家去亚马逊上购物，因为如果你不知道如何使用设备，他们不会帮你，但其他地方的人会教你。[qh]
High Point Scientific, Agena is a great astrophotography store.[qh]
High Point Scientific, Agena是一家特别好的天文摄影商店。[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]
你可以在那儿买到跟家里已有设备相匹配的东西，价格还相对便宜一些。[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]
还有各种各样的Facebook群，比如，我有Facebook底架群，有Facebook望远镜群，还有一个Facebook电脑群，大家都很欢迎新人的加入。[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]
我要说的是，到目前为止，我只在这些群体中看到过一个明显不是男人的人。[qh]
I have run into a couple of other Black people.[qh]
我还碰到过其他几个黑人。[qh]
But I especially want to say, folks, you are needed, particularly to the young women and non-binary people and trans folks.[qh]
但我尤其想告诉那些年轻女性、非二元结构的人和跨性别者，伙计们，你们是被需要的。[qh]
We need to be out there being engaged and involved, because the cosmos belongs to all of us.[qh]
我们需要参与进来，因为宇宙属于我们所有人。[qh]
Yes, let's get involved![qh]
好的，我们一起行动吧！[qh]
Thank you so much for being here, Chanda, and talking to us.[qh]
昌达，非常感谢你来到这里与我们分享。[qh]
Thank you so much for having me.[qh]
谢谢你的邀请。[qh]
