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美国加里福尼亚州南部,在洛杉机和圣迭哥之间,有一座帕洛马(Palomar)山,那里一派高原景象。高耸的常青树连成大片的森林,乘车穿行其间,满眼翠绿,清香朴鼻,令人赏心悦目,如入仙境。这沿途景色虽然已让人心旷神怡,但最使我久久神往的却是位于山顶的帕洛马山天文台。它是一座科学的殿堂,成千上万的科学家,天文受好者和旅游人都是以“朝圣者”的心情前来向一架通天巨镜“朝拜”。这架口径5米(200英寸)的天文望远镜,在70年代以前曾经是世界之最,几十年来,它一直是探索宇宙的先锋。在去往山顶的路上,不禁使我回想起50年前的一段往事。50年前的盛典整整50年前,1948年2月9日出版的著名的《TIME》(时代周刊)令我惊喜。在它的彩色封面上是天文学家哈勃(E.Hubble)的头像,右侧是从帕洛马山天文台指向星空的巨手,图像的精美和含义的深刻在《时代》的封面中也堪称精品,何况用天文学家作为新闻杂志的封面,这也是第一次。当时我刚到南
In the southern state of California, between Los Angeles and San Diego, there is a Palomar mountain, where there is a view of the plateau. Towering evergreens into large tracts of forest, traveling through the meantime, full of emerald green, fragrance Park nose, it is pleasing to the eye, such as into Wonderland. Although the scenery along the way has made people feel good, but the most fascinated me is the Peak Palomar Observatory. It is a temple of science. Thousands of scientists, astronomers and tourists come to a giant “worship” in the mood of “pilgrim.” The 5-meter (200-inch) telescope, the largest telescope in the world by the 1970s, has been a pioneer in the exploration of the universe for decades. On the way to the Peak, I can not help but remind me of a passage 50 years ago. 50 years ago, the grand ceremony 50 years ago, February 9, 1948, published the famous “TIME” (Times) surprise me. On its color cover is the portrait of the astronomer E. Hubble, to the right is the giants pointing to the sky from the Palomar Observatory. The exquisiteness and meaning of the image are also in the cover of the Times. This is the first time that quality is the best, not to mention astronomy as the cover of news magazines. At that time I just arrived in the south