"I take pictures of the starry sky!" Xiamen, an 11 -year -old astronomy enthusiast, accompanied with the sun and the moon and the star as a friend

Lin and Chen's astronomical photography. (Photo by Lin and Chen)

Astronomical lovers Lin and Chen.

"The vast universe is amazing. I know more and more knowledge, but I don't understand more and more knowledge."

Before and after August 15th, "Saturn's Runch" is a good time for planet observation. During this period, Lin and Chen, a 5th -year student of Minli Elementary School, and Chen Chen independently observed and processed related video data, and completed his first astronomical photography "Saturn". Don't look at him only 11 years old. As early as 4 years ago, he took this curiosity and began to accompany the sun and the moon and friends with the stars.

Squat 4 hours

Complete the first astronomical photography work

"Out of the stall!" On the evening of the 12th, with the help of his parents, Lin and Chen took a astronomical telescope, a tripod, computer and other equipment to go outdoors for astronomical observation, and his "outlet" was located in the Zhongshan Sea View Plaza. The rooftop of the top floor.

Frame equipment, polar axis, balance, calibration, coking ... Lin and Chen, who are not fat or thin, and middle school, do not feel heavy holding a 7 kg of telescope.

"If you want to take a clearer and better astronomical photo, the debugging accuracy, balance, and timing of the equipment are crucial." Lin and Chen, who has always been stingy in the mouth of the parents, talk about the favorite astronomical observation, eyebrows There is a persistent energy in the flow. He said that it took 4 hours on the 10th to complete the first shooting of the Saturn image on the top floor. In addition to the early stage of patiently debugging the equipment, it is also necessary to wait until the high angle of Saturn to 45 degrees. Finally, high -quality Saturn images are selected from more than 10,000 frames of images for superimposed and subsequent processing.

Lin and Chen turned on the computer and showed reporters a clear Saturn picture. The silk -like Saturn rings wrapped around the star and outlined a charming shape in the shady. "Very happy, I didn't expect that I could also shoot the beauty of Saturn!" Lin and Chen, who was hard to hide the excitement, refers to the Casinini seam between the A ring and B ring in the picture in the picture. It turns out that whether it can be successfully recorded in Cassinini seams, which represents whether the shooting of Saturn is successful.

The average distance from Saturn to the earth is about 1.5 billion kilometers. The need for good weather and atmospheric stability, etc., can be described as "the time and place of the time". On the 15th, "Saturn rushes to the sun", Saturn, Earth, and Suns are rowed into a straight line in turn. At this time, Saturn is the closest to the earth. A few weeks before and after the "Saturn's Saturn" is the best opportunity to watch Saturn in the year. Lin and Chen also completed his first astronomical photography "Saturn" during this period.

Start chasing stars at the age of 6

Handmine homemade telescope to shoot the moon

In the first grade, when he saw the moon food inadvertently, Lin and Chen had a strong interest in astronomy. His first entry -level astronomical telescope was still awarded by his father because of his excellent academic performance. Lin Yuchen said: "From time to time, I will go to the balcony to watch the stars and the moon on the balcony. When I see the dark part of the moon on the moon, I feel wonderful!"

"In the third grade, there were more words I knew. The instructions for studying the telescope found that his father reversed the equatorial dress under the telescope. No wonder he couldn't turn it." Lin and Chen said with a smile.

In this way, astronomical observations have gradually become an important topic of Lin and Chen's daily social. He said: "There is a classmate in the same community who is also interested in astronomy, and often talks all the way home for a while!"

In the Mid -Autumn Festival in previous years, watching the moon on the top floor with an entry -level telescope also became a fixed program for Lin and Chen and his friends: He is a person who has done to debug the equipment.

Earlier this year, Lin and Chen went online to see astronomical photographs shot by the great gods. In order to chase the stars, he proposed to his parents to buy a telescope and related equipment for astronomical photography.

"My parents studied and found that the cost of‘ entering the pit ”may start from 10,000 yuan. They worried that I was just playing and refused." Seeing this, Lin and Chen actually started to make a telescope. After he searched for related videos and bought the materials required by his own online lenses and light velvet glue, he asked his father to accompany him to buy a PVC pipe for Hardware Water Heating Store. Finally, he made a Newton reflecting telescope for shooting the moon.

Voluntary dishes for a year

Just to buy an astronomical telescope

Although Lin and Chen tried their best to make the telescope, they still couldn't achieve the expected effect. It was still his wish to have a higher -level astronomical telescope. He basically describes the charm of astronomical photography in front of his parents every day, and his parents are gradually moved by his firmness.

"Parents proposed to sign the 'purchase of mirror contracts'. In addition to the astronomical observation, they could not be abandoned halfway, including the bowl of a year of washing. I did not hesitate to agree." Speaking of the contract, Lin and Chen were a little ashamed, but more of them were more, but more of them were more, but more Still finally the joy of wish.

This year's "May 1st", Xin Da 150P (Little Black) Telescope arrived as scheduled. Lin and Chen were excited and could not wait to dismantle and install it. And he also proved that he did not rise for a while with practical actions. Professional books such as "Star Guanzhi Guide", "Basic Star Photography" and "Astronomical Birthday Code" were almost rotten by him. "Putting on the stall", even if he has been stearing for a long time and encountering setbacks, he first finds a solution instead of ease of astronomical observation.

Father Lin Jian said: "Children have been patient since childhood, and can calm down to study science experiments. He falls in love with astronomical observations. We can support as much as possible for our parents." During this summer, Lin Jian and his son participated in the south of Xiamen. The astronomical science popularization activities organized by the astronomical studio not only met many astronomical enthusiasts, but also met Zhang Xi, the instructor of the Fujian Astronomical Society. Under the guidance of Zhang Xi, Lin and Chen systematically learned the basic knowledge and Shooting method. At present, Lin and Chen's observation objects are mainly the sun, the moon, Saturn, Jupiter, etc. He has shot the moon, Saturn, and Jupiter with an astronomical telescope. Next, it is planned to shoot Mars, Sun and deep space targets. Lin and Chen said, "The vast universe is so amazing. I know more and more knowledge, but I don't understand the knowledge."

As Lin and Chen gradually entered the astronomical study, his father was also changing his role. From the beginning of the two people watching the astronomical phenomenon together, to now becoming a child's device handling worker, on the way of the child's star chase, Silently guard him.

(Text/Xiamen Daily reporter Yang Xiayu intern Xu Yining Tu/Xiamen Daily reporter Lu Jianhao)

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