Hidden Universe Page #3
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I'm trying to help decipher
these distant records
so that we may one day
better understand
the story of our universe.
Since these
objects are so far away,
a new challenge faces
optical astronomers.
Like the heat distortion
you see on a road,
the atmosphere distorts and blurs
light coming in from the universe.
It's what makes the stars
appear to twinkle at night.
To counter this problem,
the VLT has a trick
up its sleeve.
It fires a laser beam 60 miles
up in to the night sky
Almost like a fake star
for the telescope to focus on.
On the ground,
the VLT compensates
by warping the telescope's mirror
hundreds of times per second,
allowing us to capture
the sharpest of images.
If you want
to see what I'm looking for,
don't look at the main
part of these pictures.
Look further, deeper,
into the details of the image.
and out into the vast
universe that lies beyond.
Highlighted here
are distant galaxies.
They're similar in size and
structure to the closer ones,
but they are so far away
that even with the VLT,
you can barely make them out.
These are the galaxies
that I study.
Out here are the frontiers
of our knowledge.
This image is as far back
in time as we can see
with an optical telescope.
It is the edge of
the visible universe.
I chose
to become an astronomer
when I learned that
our sun is a star.
You know, we have looked over
13 billion years into the cosmos,
and everywhere we look,
we find stars like our sun
and galaxies
like our Milky Way.
When you see all
of these galaxies,
you can't help but feel a profound
connection to the universe.
Here in our cities,
the digital world is producing
a new breed of astronomer,
using telescopes and supercomputers
to create detailed simulations.
They see the world
differently.
Dr. Greg Poole is one
of those astronomers.
He is a universe-builder.
But the glow of bright
city lights of technology
drowns out our universe.
When we look for the heavens,
we can't see them anymore.
That's why when Greg gathers his
data for his cosmic simulations,
he too has had
to pack his bags
and head for the
Atacama Desert.
Greg has come to use the most
powerful telescope ever built,
but his passion
for photography
won't let him pass
up an opportunity
to capture the
Atacama's night sky.
I love this place.
It has a peacefulness
that clears your mind.
The ancient
Incas who lived here
organized their lives
by the night sky.
the stars told them when to
plant and harvest their crops.
They must have felt a kind
of kinship with the stars.
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