ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Carter Emmart - Scientist, Artist
Carter Emmart uses astronomy and computational modeling to create scientifically accurate, three-dimensional tours of our universe.

Why you should listen

As the Director of Astrovisualization at the American Museum of Natural History, Carter Emmart directs their groundbreaking space shows and heads up development of an interactive 3D atlas called The Digital Universe. He coordinates scientists, programmers and artists to produce scientifically accurate yet visually stunning and immersive space experiences in the AMNH’s Hayden Planetarium. Over the last decade, he has directed four shows: Passport to the Universe, The Search for Life: Are we Alone?, Cosmic Collisions and Journey to the Stars.

Emmart’s interest in space began early, and at ten he was taking astronomy courses in the old Hayden. As a child born into a family of artists, he naturally combined his love of science with his tendency for visualization. His first work was in architectural modeling, soon moving on to do scientific visualization for NASA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, before joining the AMNH.

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Carter Emmart: A 3D atlas of the universe

Carter Emmart(卡特·艾玛特)展示三维宇宙地图集

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在过去的12年里,Carter Emmart(卡特·艾玛特)一直与其他科学家、艺术家、程序员共同努力,制作我们已知宇宙的一个三维可视集。他展现了这个令人惊叹的旅行,也说明了如何与世界上的不同组织分享。
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It's a great honor荣誉 today今天
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今天很荣幸
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to share分享 with you
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与大家分享
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The Digital数字 Universe宇宙,
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数字宇宙。
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which哪一个 was created创建 for humanity人性
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它是为了让人类
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to really see where we are
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能真正看到我们在宇宙
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in the universe宇宙.
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的何处。
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And so I think we can roll the video视频 that we have.
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我想我们可以开始播放了。
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[The Himalayas喜马拉雅山.]
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【喜马拉雅山】
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(Music音乐)
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(音乐)
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The flat平面 horizon地平线 that we've我们已经 evolved进化 with
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Carter Emmart(卡特·艾玛特):我们看到水平地平线
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has been a metaphor隐喻 for the
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象征着
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infinite无穷: unbounded无界 resources资源
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无穷无尽的资源
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and unlimited无限 capacity容量
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和无限的能力,
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for disposal处置 of waste浪费.
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由我们充分使用的未利用的资源。
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It wasn't until直到 we really
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直到我们真的
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left Earth地球,
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离开了地球,
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got above以上 the atmosphere大气层
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来到大气层之上
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and had seen看到 the horizon地平线
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看到地平线
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bend弯曲 back on itself本身,
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向后弯曲,
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that we could understand理解 our planet行星
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我们才明白我们的地球
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as a limited有限 condition条件.
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处于一种极限状态。
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The Digital数字 Universe宇宙 Atlas舆图
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数字宇宙的地图集
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has been built内置
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已经被制作,
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at the American美国 Museum博物馆 of Natural自然 History历史
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在过去的12年里
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over the past过去 12 years年份.
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并放在美国自然历史博物馆。
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We maintain保持 that,
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我们保持了这个地图集,
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put that together一起
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并建立一个项目
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as a project项目
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将地图集合在一起,
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to really chart图表 the universe宇宙
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从各个不同的范围
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across横过 all scales.
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真正意义上地绘制宇宙。
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What we see here are satellites卫星 around the Earth地球
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我们在这里看到的是围绕地球的卫星,
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and the Earth地球 in proper正确 registration注册
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以及地球在宇宙中
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against反对 the universe宇宙, as we see.
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的固定位置,正如我们所看到的。
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NASANASA supported支持的 this work
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美国国家航空和宇宙航行局,12年前
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12 years年份 ago
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将此工作
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as part部分 of the rebuilding重建
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作为重建
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of the Hayden海登 Planetarium天文馆
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Hayden Planetarium(海登天文馆)的部分,
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so that we would share分享 this with the world世界.
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让我们能与世界分享。
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The Digital数字 Universe宇宙 is the basis基础
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以数字宇宙作为空间的
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of our space空间 show显示 productions制作 that we do --
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基础,来展示我们的产品 --
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our main主要 space空间 shows节目 in the dome拱顶.
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我们主要的空间展示在这个穹顶内。
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But what you see here
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但你们在这里看到的
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is the result结果 of, actually其实, internships实习
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成果出自于现在的实习项目,
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that we hosted托管 with Linkoping林雪平 University大学
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是我们与Linkoping(林雪平)大学在瑞典
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in Sweden瑞典.
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共同主办的。
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I've had 12 students学生们 work on this
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我们有12个学生为此项目工作,
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for their graduate毕业 work,
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作为他们的毕业项目。
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and the result结果 has been this software软件 called UniviewUniview
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而最后的成果是这个叫做Uniview(宇宙观探)的软件
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and a company公司 called SCISSSCISS in Sweden瑞典.
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和在一个叫SCISS的瑞典公司。
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This software软件
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这个软件
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allows允许 interactive互动 use,
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允许交互式的使用。
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so this actual实际 flight飞行 path路径
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所以这个真实的飞行轨迹
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and movie电影 that we see here
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和我们这里看到的影片
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was actually其实 flown飞行 live生活.
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实际上是飞行的实况。
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I captured捕获 this live生活 from my laptop笔记本电脑
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我在我的笔记本电脑上捕捉到了这个实况,
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in a cafe咖啡店 called Earth地球 Matters事项
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在一个叫做Earth Matters(地球事务)的咖啡馆里,
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on the Lower降低 East Side of Manhattan曼哈顿, where I live生活,
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在曼哈顿的下东部,也就是我生活的地方。
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and it was doneDONE
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它作为一个合作项目
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as a collaborative共同 project项目
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被完成了。
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with the Rubin鲁宾 Museum博物馆 of Himalayan喜马拉雅 Art艺术
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是与鲁宾博物馆的喜马拉雅艺术合作
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for an exhibit展示
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来完成一个展览,
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on comparative比较 cosmology宇宙学.
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展示比较宇宙学。
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And so as we move移动 out,
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正如我们逐渐迁出,
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we see continuously一直 from our planet行星
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我们从我们的行星逐渐看到
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all the way out into the realm领域 of galaxies星系, as we see here,
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并一直延伸到我们这里所看到的真正的星系,
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light-travel光旅游 time, giving you a sense of how far away we are.
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光时旅行,让你感觉到我们所处有多遥远。
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As we move移动 out,
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当我们离开,
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the light from these distant遥远 galaxies星系
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从那些遥远星系发出的光
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have taken采取 so long,
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用了如此长的时间,
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we're essentially实质上 backing后盾 up into the past过去.
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本质上我们正在回到过去。
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We back so far up
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我们回到非常早以前,
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we're finally最后 seeing眼看 a containment遏制 around us --
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我们最终能看见围绕我们存在的密闭空间 --
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the afterglow余辉 of the Big Bang.
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也就是宇宙大爆炸后的余晖。
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This is the WMAPWMAP
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这是威尔金森微波各向异性探测器
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microwave微波 background背景
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的微波背景,
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that we see.
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正如我们看到的。
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We'll fly outside it here, just to see this sort分类 of containment遏制.
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我们将飞出此处,来看这一密闭空间。
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If we were outside this,
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如果我们在此之外,
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it would almost几乎 be meaningless无意义的, in the sense as before time.
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其实是毫无意义的,因为这意味着在时间之前。
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But this our containment遏制 of the visible可见 universe宇宙.
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但是,这就是我们可视宇宙的密闭空间。
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We know the universe宇宙 is bigger than that which哪一个 we can see.
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我们知道宇宙比我们所看见的要大。
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Coming未来 back quickly很快,
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we see here the radio无线电 sphere领域 that we jumped跳下 out of in the beginning开始,
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我们这里看到的就是最初我们跳离的放射领域。
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but these are positions位置,
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但这些位置是
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the latest最新 positions位置 of exoplanets系外行星
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我们所绘制的
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that we've我们已经 mapped映射,
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系外行星的最新位置。
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and our sun太阳 here, obviously明显, with our own拥有 solar太阳能 system系统.
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这里我们的太阳显然是在太阳系之内的。
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What you're going to see -- we're going to have to jump in here pretty漂亮 quickly很快
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即将看到的是-你们即将迅速跳进此处,
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between之间 several一些 orders命令 of magnitude大小
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to get down to where we see the solar太阳能 system系统 --
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these are the paths路径 of
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Voyager航海家 1, Voyager航海家 2, Pioneer先锋 11 and Pioneer先锋 10,
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旅行者一号,旅行者二号,先驱者11号和先驱者10号,
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the first four spacecraft宇宙飞船 to have left the solar太阳能 system系统.
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四个最先离开太阳系的宇宙飞船。
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Coming未来 in closer接近,
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picking选择 up Earth地球,
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orbit轨道 of the Moon月亮, and we see the Earth地球.
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这是月球的轨迹,而现在我们看见的是地球。
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This map地图 can be updated更新,
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这个地图可以被更新。
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and we can add in new data数据.
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I know Dr博士. Carolyn卡罗琳 Porco波哥 is the camera相机 P.I.
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我知道Carolyn Porco(卡洛琳·波尔科)博士是摄影私人调查员,
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for the Cassini卡西尼 mission任务.
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为Cassini(卡西尼)探测录工作。
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But here we see the complex复杂 trajectory弹道
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of the Cassini卡西尼 mission任务
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color颜色 coded编码 for different不同 mission任务 phases,
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以不同的颜色标记不同的飞行阶段,
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ingeniously巧妙 developed发达 so that
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巧妙的展开。
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45 encounters遭遇 with the largest最大 moon月亮, Titan泰坦,
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which哪一个 is larger that the planet行星 Mercury,
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而它比水星还要大,
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diverts转接 the orbit轨道 into different不同 parts部分 of mission任务 phase.
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将轨道划分为飞行阶段的不同部分。
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This software软件 allows允许 us to come close
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这个软件能让我们离得更近
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and look at parts部分 of this.
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的看到其中的部分。
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This software软件 can also be networked联网 between之间 domes圆顶.
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这个软件能用互联网在宿舍之间连接。
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We have a growing生长 user用户 base基础 of this,
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而这一软件的用户正在增长。
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and we network网络 domes圆顶.
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并且我们还在连接其它的学生宿舍。
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And we can network网络 between之间 domes圆顶 and classrooms教室.
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还可以在宿舍与教室之间联网。
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We're actually其实 sharing分享 tours of the universe宇宙
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事实上,我们分享的是宇宙的旅行,
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with the first sub-Saharan撒哈拉以南
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先与撒哈拉沙漠以南的地区
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planetarium天文馆 in Ghana加纳
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的加纳天文馆,
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as well as
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与此同时
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new libraries图书馆 that have been built内置
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与哥伦比亚少数族群区
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in the ghettos贫民区 in Columbia哥伦比亚
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新建立的图书馆
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and a high school学校
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以及位于柬埔寨
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in Cambodia柬埔寨.
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一个高中。
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And the Cambodians柬埔寨 have
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柬埔寨已经
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actually其实 controlled受控 the Hayden海登 Planetarium天文馆 from their high school学校.
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能从高中登录海登天文馆。
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This is an image图片 from Saturday星期六,
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photographed拍照 by the Aqua水族 satellite卫星, but through通过 the UniviewUniview software软件.
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它由水资源监测太空器拍摄,和用Uniview(宇宙观探)软件。
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So you're seeing眼看 the edge边缘 of the Earth地球.
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所以你们看见的是地球的边缘。
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This is Nepal尼泊尔.
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这是尼泊尔。
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This is, in fact事实, right here is the valley of Lhasa拉萨,
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这是,实际上,这里是拉萨的谷地,
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right here in Tibet西藏.
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就在西藏。
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But we can see the haze阴霾
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from fires火灾 and so forth向前 in the Ganges恒河 valley
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来自于恒河谷地的火源等等
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down below下面 in India印度.
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向下刮向印度。
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This is Nepal尼泊尔 and Tibet西藏.
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这是尼泊尔和西藏。
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And just in closing关闭,
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就到这里。
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I'd just like to say this beautiful美丽 world世界 that we live生活 on --
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我想说,在我们所居住的这个美丽的世界 --
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here we see a bit of the snow
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这里我们看见一点雪
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that some of you may可能 have had to brave勇敢 in coming未来 out --
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而你们中的一些人出来的时候可能就得勇敢点。
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so I'd like to just say
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我只想说
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that what the world世界 needs需求 now
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世界现在需要的
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is a sense of being存在 able能够 to
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是在某种意义上,能够
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look at ourselves我们自己 in this much larger condition条件 now
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在全局下现在审视我们自己
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and a much larger sense of what home is.
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以及广义上了解什么是家。
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Because our home is the universe宇宙,
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因为我们的家正是宇宙,
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and we are the universe宇宙, essentially实质上.
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而我们本质上就是宇宙。
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We carry携带 that in us.
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我们将宇宙带到我们身边。
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And to be able能够 to see our context上下文
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然后能够看我们所处何处
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in this larger sense at all scales
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从广义上,从各个不同的角度
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helps帮助 us all, I think, in understanding理解
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我想,这帮助我们理解
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where we are and who we are in the universe宇宙.
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在宇宙中我们身处何处以及我们是谁
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Thank you.
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谢谢。
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(Applause掌声)
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(掌声)
Translated by Jyllien Wu
Reviewed by JINGJING DONG

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Carter Emmart - Scientist, Artist
Carter Emmart uses astronomy and computational modeling to create scientifically accurate, three-dimensional tours of our universe.

Why you should listen

As the Director of Astrovisualization at the American Museum of Natural History, Carter Emmart directs their groundbreaking space shows and heads up development of an interactive 3D atlas called The Digital Universe. He coordinates scientists, programmers and artists to produce scientifically accurate yet visually stunning and immersive space experiences in the AMNH’s Hayden Planetarium. Over the last decade, he has directed four shows: Passport to the Universe, The Search for Life: Are we Alone?, Cosmic Collisions and Journey to the Stars.

Emmart’s interest in space began early, and at ten he was taking astronomy courses in the old Hayden. As a child born into a family of artists, he naturally combined his love of science with his tendency for visualization. His first work was in architectural modeling, soon moving on to do scientific visualization for NASA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research, before joining the AMNH.

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