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美国宇航局詹姆斯·韦伯望远镜拍摄的第一张深空图像吸引了近1000名游客来到萨克州立天文馆
2022年7月12日
Planetarium Director Kyle Watters entertained visitors throughout the day with vivid descriptions of the first images from the James Webb Telescope, which NASA says will help astronomers understand more about the origins of the universe. （博彩平台/安德里亚·普莱斯）
萨克拉门托 State’s Planetarium welcomed nearly 1,000 people into its domed space Tuesday, July 12, to view breathtaking new scenes of the cosmos captured by the James Webb Telescope.
这次免费开放参观吸引了各个年龄段的游客，从暑假的学生到业余天文学家，当天文馆馆长凯尔·沃特斯（Kyle Watters）逐张公布由有史以来最大的太空望远镜收集的五幅图像时，他们倒抽一口冷气，欢呼雀跃。
沃特斯延长了原定的上午10点到下午3点的时间表，以容纳在欧内斯特·e·茨南科学综合大楼（Ernest E. Tschannen Science Complex）的天文馆（Planetarium）排了一整天队的游客，举办了11场放映，最终在下午5点左右结束。
“I told my sons that there is new information coming back about the universe, and we would be able to come and see these pictures,” said Maria Lopez, who, along with her husband, Joel, brought sons Marco, Alejandro, and David to the Planetarium for the first time.
“As parents, we’re interested in having them learn as much about science as possible.”
该望远镜于2021年圣诞节发射，其特点是一个21英尺宽的巨大镜子。 It orbits the sun 1 million miles outside the Earth’s orbit.
The instrument’s revolutionary technology will study every phase of cosmic history by collecting light from the first stars and galaxies formed after the Big Bang. 它的红外望远镜可以穿透尘埃和气体，使科学家们能够以细腻的细节探索前所未有的领域。
美国宇航局正在与萨克州立大学和全国其他机构合作，展示望远镜拍摄的照片。 这些图像将帮助天文学家更多地了解他们以前从未见过的物体，并提供对宇宙起源的一瞥。
沃特斯说，韦伯收集的信息最终可能会提供地球外生命最初迹象的证据。
In multiple sessions of about 25 minutes Tuesday, Watters entertained visitors with vivid descriptions of the photos projected above them on the planetarium’s 2,500-square-foot dome. 他在讨论每一幅画的意义时，都充满了活力和情感。
“Isn’t that amazing?” 沃特斯一边投影首照船底座星云的照片一边问道。船底座星云是银河系中恒星的诞生地和墓地。 “This giant cloud of gas and dust is a place where stars are born, a stellar nursery if you will.”
He also showed images of Stephan’s Quintet, an impressive cluster of galaxies; 南环星云，以一颗垂死的恒星为特征； 以及WASP-96b的大气读数，WASP-96b是一颗围绕遥远恒星运行的行星。 周一，拜登总统和美国国家航空航天局公布了第五张照片，这是一张从更接近宇宙起源的时间拍摄的数千个星系的照片。
“Our universe is truly enormous and wondrous,” Watters said.
The Webb telescope will continue to deliver new information for the next two decades, he said, “constantly revealing new things that make us go, ‘Wow!’ ”
埃莉诺·库克（Eleanor Cook）和朋友戴尔·阿甘（Dale Agan）和丹·奥斯本（Dan Osborn）一起观看了当天的第一场演出，印象深刻。
“I thought it was just wonderful, and I can’t believe we were the first to see these telescope images,” Cook said. The group had attempted to get tickets for other popular Planetarium shows, “but they always sold out,” she said.
Osborn said the images “looked like beautiful wallpaper, but when you hear about all of the details about what they represent, they were so meaningful and impressive. Incredible images, really enhanced by the explanations.”
沃特斯说，他希望尽快安排更多的看房。
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