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这里介绍天文家所需要的基础物理，它们是阅读后面的一些内容的基础。

The basic physics needed for astronomy , which underpins some of the forthcoming material , is here .

这一特殊名号是给予全球光污染程度低、天文条件良好的地区。

The special status is given to areas around the globe with low levels of light pollution and good conditions for astronomy .

这些都是天文数字。

The figures are astronomical .

航天科学家和天文学家又取得了进展。

Space scientists and astronomers have taken another step forwards .

早期的天文学家认为我们的星球是宇宙的中心。

Early astronomers thought that our planet was the centre of the universe .

这四枚新邮票是为了纪念英国天文协会成立100周年而发行的。

The four new stamps mark the 100th anniversary of the British Astronomical Association

天文学家们发现了一个遥远的星系。

Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy .

天文学家们必须要从这些恒星上采集更多的光谱来证实他们的推想。

Astronomers will have to collect more spectra from these stars to confirm their suspicions .

“旅行者二号”发回的数据给天文学家们提出了一个难题：离我们最远的那颗行星为什么会存在。

Data from Voyager II has presented astronomers with a puzzle about why our outermost planet exists

费用将是一笔天文数字。

The cost will be astronomical .

天文学家知道冥王星与海卫一拥有几乎相同的体积、质量与密度。

Astronomers know that Pluto and Triton have nearly the same size , mass , and density .

通过测量星系在一个星系团内的运动，天文学家们可以推定这个星系团的质量。

By measuring the motion of the galaxies in a cluster , astronomers can infer the cluster 's mass .

天文学家通过望远镜来观察天空。

The astronomer scanned the heavens through the telescope .

中国科学家苏颂800多年前发明的天文钟是世界上最早的天文钟。它能自动报告昼夜时刻和日出、日落等情况。

The astronomical clock , invented by the Chinese scientist Su Song over 800 years ago , was the first of its kind in the world . It gave the correct time of the day and night , as well as the sunrise and the sunset .

天文学家们正在观测木星。

The astronomers were taking an observation of jupiter .

那些天文学家发现了一颗新星。

The astronomers have discovered a new star .

十多年以来，天文学家们一直在猜想，超新星激波可以充当巨型粒子加速器。

Astronomers have suspected for more than a decade that supernova shock waves can act like giant particle accelerators .

为了探索太阳输出可能存在的时间变化，还采用了两种标准的天文技术。

Two standard astronomical techniques have been used in the search for possible time variations in the solar output .

然后，经过了一番讨论，关于计划的那部分，大家同意去请教天文学家。

There , after some discussion , it was agreed to consult the astronomers regarding that part of the enterprise .

自那以后,只有六人以同样高的天文价位参与了太空旅行。

Just half a dozen holiday-makers have reached orbit since then , for similarly astronomical price tags .

“每个人都有被别人抢先发表的可怕经历，”纽约大学天文学家大卫·霍格说道。

Everybody has a scary story about someone getting scooped , " says New York University astronomer David Hogg .

天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。

Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet .

他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。

He is reputed to have been a good astronomer .

这个人口增长对环境的影响必然是天文数字。

The environmental impact of this population increase is bound to be astronomic .

他们认为这个庞大的物体是由两颗“白矮星”合并而成的，通常白矮星会以强大的超新星的形式爆炸。这颗新星被天文学家称为“白矮星”。

The new star is what astronomers1 call a ' white dwarf2 ' .

天文钟已经调整到正确时间

Chronometers have been adjusted to the correct time .

日食是非常引人入胜的天文现象。

Eclipse is a very intriguing astronomic phenomenon .

天文学家能精确地预告未来日食月食的日期、时刻和时长

Astronomers can accurately foretell the date , time , and length of future eclipses .

按照天文标准，我们是一群受宠过头、珍爱有余、呵护备至的受造物

We are , by astronomical standards , a pampered , cosseted , cherished group of creatures .

国民询问者》甚至宣称，我们天文学家已真正发现了其它星球上的文明

The " National Enquirer " blazoned forth that we astronomers had really discovered another civilization . 《