The Hubble, when it was launched, represented an increasing in capability of other telescopes on the ground by a factor of ten.
哈勃的升空,代表了地面上其他望远镜的观测能力也加强了十倍数。
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NASA's first chief of astronomy was Nancy Grace Roman. Ms. Roman joined NASA in nineteen fifty-nine. She led the effort that resulted in the creation of the Hubble Space Telescope.
美国航空航天局第一位天文学部门主管是南西.格蕾丝.罗曼。罗曼在1959年加入美国航空航天局,她带头努力最终创造出哈勃太空望远镜。
NANCY GRACE ROMAN: “Astronomers had been wanting to get observations from above the atmosphere for a long time. Looking through the atmosphere is somewhat like looking through a piece of old, stained glass. The glass has defects in it, so the image is blurred from that."
罗曼说:“长久以来,天文学家一直期望能在大气层之上进行观察。穿过大气层观察有些像透过一片老旧有污损的玻璃看东西。玻璃本身是有缺陷的,透过它看到的形像也会模糊。”