SSS 2012-03-02
时间：2019-01-08 作者：英语课 分类：Scientific American(三)月
英语课
This is Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Cynthia Graber, got a minute?
Now's a great time to break out that backyard telescope. Because Saturday, March 3, is the Mars opposition 1. It's one of the times that the Earth and Mars pass the closest to one another. The name—the Mars opposition—means that Mars and the sun are on, well, opposite sides of us. And it happens only once every two years and two months.
But if you don't have such equipment handy, you might want to head over to the online Slooh Space Camera.
It's usually a members-only site that allows users to look at web images broadcast from telescopes around the world and to click to snap photos. The pictures get integrated into Google Earth/Sky. The site also offers free weekly space shows.
But Saturday there'll be a free live streaming of the Mars Opposition, hosted by astronomy experts. It'll include views of the planet from a variety of observatories 2 including those in Arizona and the Canary Islands. You'll be able to pick out surface features such as canyons 3, volcanoes and polar caps.
The online broadcast will begin on Saturday at 11 P.M. Eastern time. Head over to the onlineSlooh Space Camera.
Thanks for the minute, for Scientific American 60 second Science, I am Cynthia Graber
n.反对，敌对
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
n.天文台，气象台( observatory的名词复数 )
- John Heilbron, The Sun in the Church: Cathedrals as Solar Observatories, 3-23. 约翰．海耳布隆，《教会里的太阳：教堂即太阳观测台》，第3-23页。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists use satellites, land observatories and historical data to provide information about the weather. 气象学家使用卫星、上天文台和历史资料来提供有关天气的信息。 来自互联网