沙漠上空的星海(An ocean of stars above the desert)

天文学一直是一门引人入胜的学科。尽管早期天文学家缺乏在人眼之外观察天体的手段，但他们仍然取得了重大发现，如计算月球的大小和距离，确认太阳是太阳系的中心，以及预测恒星相对于季节的运动。今天，我们有精密的望远镜，从轨道运行的詹姆斯·韦伯太空望远镜到在国际黑暗天空公园使用的便携式望远镜，包括我们照片中看到的约书亚树州立公园。
原文：
Astronomy has always been a fascinating subject. Even though early astronomers lacked the means to view celestial objects beyond the human eye, yet they still made major discoveries such as calculating the size and distance of the moon, affirming the sun as the centre of our solar system, and predicting the movement of stars relative to the seasons. Today we have sophisticated telescopes, from the orbiting James Webb Space Telescope to portable ones you’ll find in use at International Dark Sky Parks, including Joshua Tree State Park, seen in our photo.
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