sinovels Chapter 117
Chapter 117
With Director Tan leading the way, it was very easy for the crew to enter the mountain.
However, Han Xun found that the weak signal along the way disappeared directly on the way, and there was no sign of recovery at all.
He thought to himself, fortunately Xu Simiao came with him, otherwise, if he knew that he had entered the Vientiane Observatory and couldn't even answer the phone, maybe Wen Lao had seen Xu Shao's private plane before waiting for the legendary Ross's private plane, and came up to Xingshi to ask the teacher.
The car drove along the narrow concrete road all the way to the parking lot closest to the observatory. After entering the gate, you can see two rows of two-story dormitory buildings facing each other far away.
Director Tan got out of the car and introduced: "This is the living area for the staff. The canteen is in the opposite building, and the research institute, laboratory and observatory are on it."
The crew got out of the car and walked towards the observatory shrinking their necks in the icy cold wind.
The curvature of the hillside is gentle, and the road leading to the edge of the cliff is wider than imagined.
Those places at the foot of the mountain that look precipitous and steep, from the back of the observatory, all the way is flat, with a free and easy feeling that the sky is high and the land is wide.
While walking, everyone listened to Mr. Tan explaining the basic situation of the Vientiane Observatory, as if the tour guide was taking tourists to the observatory for observation.
He didn't specifically talk about some esoteric astronomical knowledge, but talked about the daily arrangements of the staff and researchers.
Most people go out at night and stay at the telescope to record research data. Because the climate and location of the observatory are excellent, and it has the largest general-purpose optical telescope in the country, the schedule is intensive. Everyone is busy observing at night and resting during the day, so now There are no people, so it will be more lively at night.
Director Tan said: "Two years ago, the national documentary program team came over to film our researchers' daily work scenes and edit them into the clips of "Chinese Scientific Research". Unfortunately, the telescope was under maintenance at that time, and all research activities were suspended. So we didn’t get into the mirror. We don’t care about it, but this telescope has made so many contributions, and it doesn’t even have a single lens. "
For researchers, telescopes are the life of scientific research. It is a pity that countless papers published with data obtained through the Vientiane Observatory have won awards, but the biggest contributors are unknown.
Han Xun stared at the white building from a distance, and his heart was full of emotion that the sky was round and the sky covered the sky.
In a place where the world is open, the state of mind becomes broad, and Han Xun's heroic feelings prompted Han Xun to ask: "Teacher Tan, can you tell us about the recent research direction of the Vientiane Observatory?"
Tan Kun looked surprised, looked at Wen Heshan with a smile, and said, "Mr. Wen also reminded me not to always talk about those serious theories, because you are a liberal arts student and you don't understand."
He was able to agree to "Twilight Line Catcher" as a source of material, largely because of Han Xun.
This excellent screenwriter can write interestingly about any boring subject. As an astronomy worker, he certainly hopes to inspire Han Xun's creation, and then attract more students to fall in love with this essentially boring major.
Although Tan Kun talked about the truth of astronomy persuasion in his professional recommendation, he still had great expectations in his heart. After the students understood the nature of astronomy's dealings with programs and data all year round, they still decided to devote themselves to this career that he loved all his life.
Han Xun said: "Teacher Tan, I really don't understand a lot of things, but in the process of writing the script, I studied with an astrophysics lecturer from Western University for a while. I'm even more curious, is there a big difference between the research in the university and the research in the observatory?"
"There is no difference in our research. The essence is the study of the universe. It can only be said that the direction and goal are different." Tan Kun said, "Western University Astrophysics often has students come for internships, or their Institute of Western University sends people to apply for observations." , a lot of data is obtained through this optical telescope, such as the recent study of B-type subdwarf stars..."
Speaking of the recent scientific research direction, Tan Kun gave astronomy lessons to the little screenwriter with a serious face.
Every word in the technical term seems to be familiar, and Han Xunji was occupied by the new words within two seconds in his mind.
Han Xun is worthy of being someone who has heard the Olympiads. When he converted the professional vocabulary into simple symbols such as 1, 2, and 3, he was able to quickly condense the key points of Tan Kun's knowledge—the internal structure analysis was completed independently by the Observatory!The deduction of the development process of the Stellar Center No. 1 project was calculated with the help of the West University Laboratory! The simulation analysis of the No. 2 movement of the No. 3 project was done with the assistance of the team of the Chinese Academy of Sciences!
In short, the so-called research projects are difficult to complete independently, and are often divided into cooperation between observatories, universities, and research institutes. Because the equipment required for astronomical research is scarce and the funds are limited, all parties occupy part of the key, and sometimes they even ask for help from foreign space. Telescope, start 4, 5, 6, 7 research.
"Campus War" helped Han Xun grow rapidly. After the perfect replacement of mathematical labels, Tan Kun's advanced theory seemed as easy as 1+2=3.
As a result, the crew members looked confused, seeing Han Xun receiving education seriously, and immediately felt that Mr. Han was unfathomable.
As expected of the author of the Olympiad script, even the turbulent flow in the central convective core will not pretend to nod in a daze, pretend to understand, but seem to really understand!
Han Xun listened hard, Tan Kun said excitedly.
After all, it is a project he has worked on, and it is a cutting-edge science published in the "Astrophysical Journal". If it can be reflected in the movie, it will naturally be a big step forward for astronomy to enter popular science.
No matter how many popular science reports and lectures I have done, it may be more effective to popularize science in cinemas.
Tan Kun wanted to popularize science, and Han Xun also thought about it.
He 1234 classified a piece of advanced theory into an easy-to-understand reading comprehension, but to put these on the screen... as expected, special effects are more suitable for the audience.
Even though Wen Heshan tried his best to shoot and record the starry sky on the spot, Han Xun felt that... "Catcher at Twilight Line" may become another realistic special effects film.
Waiting for the crew members to pass through the security check, Xu Simiao finally found time to ask quietly: "Do you really understand the theory of stellar evolution?"
Han Xun is usually honest and humble in front of everyone, but at this time he should be proud, "Of course, I am a person who has studied Mathematical Olympiad."
Although he doesn't know how to do Mathematical Olympiad in elementary school, it doesn't prevent him from understanding the No. 1 movement of B-type subdwarf stars.
Xu Simiao's expression was taught, and he smiled adoringly and said: "It seems that you have done more homework on "Catcher at Twilight" than "School Wars". I have listened to several lectures and read a lot of literature before. I don’t know about the stellar convection Master Tan mentioned.”
Tan Kun's stellar convection model is code-named 3 in Han Xun.
He can't do anything else, the extraordinary memory of a liberal arts student is at its peak in front of this top student.
So Han Xun repeated Director Tan's words with contempt on his face, and said, "Stellar convection is the heat transfer phenomenon that occurs inside a star when certain conditions are met."
Xu Simiao nodded, and asked like a good student: "Mr. Han, what are the certain conditions?"
"Ask Teacher Tan." Han Xun would only follow the scriptures, nothing else.
Xu Simiao smiled slyly and said, "It satisfies the Schwarzschild criterion or the Ledoux criterion."
He actually uttered such a complicated English judgment theory fluently.
It seems that in front of Han Xun, showing the charm of a schoolmaster is Xu Simiao's new joy.
He said confidently: "Mr. Han, if you don't understand, you can ask me."
Han Xun: ...
"Teacher Xu." Han Xun smiled and said softly, "Since you understand so well, I might as well apply to Mr. Wen to let you stay as a screenwriter."
"Okay." Xu Simiao couldn't ask for more.
However, Han Xun's smile became brighter and brighter, and he said in a firm tone: "Then I will go home and watch a movie to sleep in. You should work hard here and try to use all your astronomical knowledge, lest becoming a director in the company will limit your future. .”
Xu Simiao discovered that it's okay to show off, but you can't always show off.
Otherwise, the illiterate teacher Han not only does not worship him, but also dislikes him.
The disgusted Xueba was very aggrieved, and sure enough, Han Xun still liked his stupid look of knowing nothing but burning money.
Xu Simiao, who had mastered the Korean truth, became very quiet.
Han Xun is the boss when he is away from home, he just needs to go home and lead the two-player game.
In the telescope room, Director Tan looked at the situation in the observation room and said: "Tonight is the observation by the researchers of the Angke Research Institute. They are still preparing. We are not an observation room for the time being, so let's take a look at the telescope."
In the room with a closed ceiling, the telescope of the Vientiane Observatory stands like a sleeping mechanical giant in the center of the circular ceiling, with a thick base and a raised head aimed at the sky diagonally above, waiting to welcome the night of a new day at any time.
Introducing the largest general-purpose optical telescope in the country, Director Tan expressed pride in his tone. He said: "This telescope is one of the seven major astronomical science projects in China. The site selection began in 1956, and the ten thousand Xiangshan, it took another nine years before the observatory was finally built. Since then, this telescope has been here. You know, the domestic economy has developed rapidly in recent decades, and the famous observatories built in cities have been abandoned due to light pollution. The mission of scientific research has been transformed into a public astronomy popularization base, so the climate and geographical advantages of the Vientiane Observatory are extremely valuable, and it seems that this big guy has a heavy responsibility and must shoulder more observation projects.”
Han Xun lives in the city and is used to the dazzling lights. Hearing Director Tan's understatement of light pollution, he suddenly thought of the upcoming Vientiane Astronomical City.
He frowned and asked, "Teacher Tan, you said that light pollution will affect astronomical research, so will the astronomical city that Ross invested in build affect this place?"
Director Tan didn't expect him to think about things after so long, and replied in surprise: "That doesn't matter. The site selection of Tianwen City was decided many years ago, but it couldn't get investment, and the construction has not been able to start for a long time. The address selection In the opposite direction of the observatory, and located at the foot of the mountain, the distance is more than 30 kilometers, we will not be affected at the top of the mountain. And ah... It is said that it is astronomical city, only tourists who are curious about astronomical observations, or astronomical For enthusiasts, the science museum is the most practical, and it can attract more students to understand and care about astronomy, which is probably a good deed done by Ross Investment.”
Even Tan Kun, who doesn't care about local economic development, is delighted with Ross's decision to invest.
Xu Simiao, who had always been honest, suddenly stretched out his hand and pinched Han Xun's fingertips quickly. The movement was light and quick, and only Han Xun turned his head to stare at him in surprise.
His eyes were slightly squinted and he smiled, with a small expression of "Look at the director praise me for doing good deeds" all over his face, as if he was waiting for Han Xun to agree with Director Tan's words.
Before Han Xun could make a statement, he noticed that the two young people were making a small move about Wen Heshan, and suddenly felt that Tan Kun's words had hit the gap between the young couple.
So Mr. Wen coughed understandingly and said, "Old Tan, you should continue to talk about astronomical observation."
Speaking of astronomical observation, it is a matter of being bald for the insider to take data and research, but the layman feels that looking up at the starry sky is really romantic.
As a senior bald-headed researcher, Tan Kun talked about the life of a hard-working researcher who dealt with data every day and rummaged through library documents in order to eliminate interference items.
From his point of view, romance only exists in the days when he racks his brains to find words and writes love letters with professional knowledge when he is pursuing his wife. As a result, his wife said: If you have time, read "Astronomy and Astrophysics" and "Nature" 》, doing some serious research is more useful than you fiddle with the names of the constellations and string them into nonsensical love poems.
Director Tan's self-deprecating humor made the crew members laugh out loud.
Romantic straight men in science and engineering are always looked down upon by women, but after such disdain, they indulge in such clumsiness, choose to marry lovely researchers, and spend day and night upside-down sleepless nights with the researchers. study life.
The object of astronomical research is special, and the process of research is full of the colors of ordinary people.
They look up at the starry sky on the eternally dark side of the morning and evening line, living a hermit life away from the world, but with the mortal color of sleepiness and invasion of three meals a day.
Wen Heshan asked with a smile: "You said your workers are so ordinary, is there anything extraordinary and extraordinary that we can use to make movies?"
"Unusual?" Director Tan smiled mysteriously and stretched out his right hand.
With his thumb on the other four fingers, he calculated quickly, like an experienced fortune teller.
Everyone was shocked by his actions.
After a long while, Director Tan pointed to the top of the closed round shed and said, "I'll count, it will rain tonight."
Everyone was stunned, wondering if they should be surprised that people who engage in astronomy really know how to count the stars at night as their destiny, or whether they should ask Director Tan if he was joking.
As a result, Director Tan laughed loudly, "It's really raining in Vientiane tonight, but I checked the weather forecast."
"..."
After happily ending the tour of the telescope, Han Xun had a better understanding of astronomers.
Ordinary, ordinary researchers are not much different from those who are immersed in the laboratory, but they are studying the stars in the universe, which makes them mysterious.
Under the warm invitation of Tan Kun, they sat in the cafeteria to taste the food at the Vientiane Observatory, but before the food was served, there were fine and small snowflakes outside.
It was raining at the foot of the mountain and snow was falling on the top of the mountain. Director Tan said: "When I went down the mountain, I took advantage of the signal to check the weather forecast. Sure enough, it was raining. The weather is very accurate. Mr. Wen, anyway, only six of you came up today. , it’s better to stay here and wait for the snow to stop before leaving. Otherwise, the further you go down the mountain, the heavier the rain will be, and accidents will happen.”
Wen Heshan stared at the white snow outside, and asked, "Can you live here?"
"There are few teams applying for observation during this period, and there are still three or four vacant rooms." Tan Kun calculated the number of people and said, "You young people, if you squeeze, you will experience the hard life of our astronomical research in advance."
If you want to squeeze, of course Xu Simiao and Han Xun squeeze into one room.
The rooms in the observatory are decorated in a hotel style, with storage water heaters and air conditioners.
The environment is much better than Han Xun imagined, at least he doesn't have to camp on the top of the open mountain and live a poor life of eating and sleeping in the open.
As soon as Xu Simiao came in, he habitually rummaged through boxes and cabinets. After ensuring that the place was absolutely safe, he suddenly sighed.
"What did I say? Immortals will keep you."
"Yes, yes, prophet." Han Xun didn't blame Xu Simiao for being sticky anymore. If Comrade Xiao Xu hadn't followed up with the foresight, he might have to share a room with someone, or go out to stay up all night by himself.
Adhering to the principle of saving water, the two big men went into the bathroom and took a hot shower together.
It took more than 40 minutes to come out, and I was almost drenched in cold water.
"I told you to hurry up!" Han Xun wiped his head with a towel, angrily grabbed the towel and threw it at Xu Simiao.
Xu Simiao took the towel, wrapped Han Xun in his arms by the way, apologized and said: "I haven't used this water heater for a long time, I forgot the time, come and let me warm you up."
Han Xun broke free from the man's burning embrace and hurriedly put on his clothes.
still warm?
No matter how warm it is, it will all be washed in vain.
It was rare for Han Xun to lie in bed early and sleep, and Han Xun was still not used to it.
Normally, he would type scripts, browse the web, and watch movies. Today, there are no conditions, the mobile phone has no signal, and the sound insulation is poor. The two of them lay on the bed with their eyes closed, trying to fall asleep.
Around midnight, Han Xun was shaken awake.
"Huh?" He made a sleepy voice, not wanting to open his eyes at all.
Xu Simiao kissed him and said in a low voice, "Let's go to see the stars."
The snow on the top of the mountain has not been falling for a long time, and the ground is covered with light and thin frost. The night sky is clear and cool, and the entire blue-black curtain is covered with dense nebulae and the Milky Way is shining.
Xu Simiao and Han Xun walked on the road leading to the observatory, and the concrete road ahead could be illuminated by the moonlight alone.
"That is Polaris, see it?" Xu Simiao pointed to the sky and whispered, "The stars in Wanxiang Mountain are indeed brighter than other places."
Han Xun squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky. There were a bunch of stars of different sizes in front of him. He always felt that each star looked like a North Star.
"Ah." Teacher Han responded inexplicably, pretending to understand, "It's very bright."
"Do you want me to teach you to recognize the constellations?" Xu Simiao didn't care about Han Xun's lack of interest, "there is a red one over there, which is the main star of Scorpio, and then Sirius in the constellation of Canis Major, Procyon in the constellation of Canis Minor, and Betelgeuse in the constellation of Orion .”
He pointed to the bright stars in the sky and counted them one by one for Han Xun.
However, Han Xun yawned out of embarrassment.
"Sleepy?"
"No." Han Xun rubbed his eyes, raised his head and pointed at a super bright star, "Where is that one?"
"Beta star in Cassiopeia."
"what about this?"
"It's my star."
Han Xun turned to look at him.
Xu Simiao smiled and said, "Auriga."
Even though his mind was slow in the early hours of the morning, Han Xun clearly gave him a contemptuous look.
Han Xun really didn't know, where did Xu Simiao get so much energy to tease him all day long, and he never tired of telling dirty jokes, as if he would become angry and hit Xu Simiao's chest with a small fist.
Han Xun swore that the hammer would be a sledgehammer, and Mr. Xu was convinced.
Seeing that he was awake, Xu Simiao led Han Xun to continue walking forward, "Just kidding, why are you staring at me again? You don't know how beautiful your eyes are, and if you seduce me again, believe it or not, I'm here to fight in the field."
Han Xun's cold hand wrapped around his warm palm, and he shivered suddenly.
He shrank his neck and said in a sleepy voice: "...you dare to fight in the field below zero, are you afraid of being frozen?"
Xu Simiao's bright eyes, shining with starlight, leaned over shamelessly and said, "Because you are warm enough inside."
Han Xun: ...
Han Xun was convinced.
Why is Xu Simiao so good-looking, but a rogue bastard.
They walked all the way to the observatory, and they could see from a distance that the roof had been closed, revealing a huge telescope.
Han Xun really wanted to take pictures and collect them as material, but he was afraid of confidentiality.
"You said, if we knock on the door, will anyone be willing to let us in?"
Xu Simiao was very interested in this idea. He looked at the closed window and suggested, "Knocking on the door may not work. If we climb the window and try to break in, someone will come out and take us in soon."
Han Xun felt that Xu Simiao's thinking was very dangerous. This kind of entry is definitely not into the observation room, but into the interrogation room. By the way, it will involve the crew and others, and maybe there will be a social news.
The two surrounded the white building, overlooking the cliff scenery, and just walked to the back of the observation station when they heard Director Tan's voice.
"Mr. Wen, isn't it appropriate not to call the screenwriter Han over to watch? After all, he needs to change the script."
"I can change it, and Hanghang can change it too. At worst, I'll go in and take two photos and show him when I go back." Wen Heshan said as he walked, "Xiao Han and Xiao Xu must be sleeping. Let's take a look at it quietly. , Tomorrow morning I said knocking on the door won't wake them up hehehe..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw two people coming out from behind the observatory.
Wen Heshan, who was still laughing just now, frowned and nuzzled, "You young people, why don't you sleep at night?"
Han Xun huddled in his down jacket, already dizzy from the night mountain wind, and replied, "Look at the stars."
Unexpectedly, there are rewards at the observatory for not sleeping at night.
Director Tan originally didn't intend to let the crew enter the observation room to disturb the researcher's work, but tonight's observation is an internal acquisition. He only needs to communicate with the staff of the observatory. It takes a few minutes for Wen Heshan and Han Xun to watch Look no problem.
As a result, along the way, the scheduled two-person trip turned into a four-person trip.
Tan Kun brought four people into the observation room, which instantly seemed crowded.
The three observers, who had been working continuously for nine hours, looked almost in a trance. No matter what Director Tan said, they were "um" and "good".
Han Xun saw the fatigue of staying up all night on their faces. After all, the biological clock was reversed, and no one could maintain a vigorous spirit in the early morning to welcome the meeting with the leaders.
So, they sat quietly behind the observers, not intending to interfere with their work.
There was the slight mechanical sound of the air conditioner running in the room, and their observation activities were more like program debugging, capturing the dark images on the computer at any time.
From time to time, they exchanged words, pointing to data on the screen and asking their peers for their opinion.
The process of astronomical observation was methodical and boring for Han Xun, an ignorant onlooker.
Looking at the data graph on the screen, he only felt that he was taking a data analysis class.
Numbers with unfamiliar units are drawn into curves, and countless comparisons are made, and then the relationship between them is found out from the columns of numbers, and then professional discussions that laymen do not understand.
Han Xun was so sleepy that he wanted to yawn.
Suddenly, one of the observers grabbed his companion's collar and said excitedly: "Look at this! The movement value is in line with expectations."
The three of them changed from the decadence of the middle-aged Internet addicts before, and immediately leaned together in front of the screen in high spirits, looking at a bunch of data and shouting excitedly: "Boss, look!"
Their boss, Director Tan, hurried up to observe the screen carefully and listened to their excited speeches.
Every sentence contains the professional unit that Mr. Han's brain speed can't keep up with, and the tone is getting higher and higher every time, even breaking the sound and expressing his feelings.
Director Tan, who was silently staring at the screen, asked in a serious tone, "Have they all been photographed?"
"It's taken!"
Director Tan calmly arranged, "Continue to follow up, and I will contact the research institute immediately."
"it is good!"
The atmosphere was extremely tense and serious, and the four laymen who were watching all stood up in surprise, waiting for Mr. Tan to explain what happened.
Director Tan did not look happy, and seemed to be used to sudden new discoveries. He said: "We may have discovered a new high-redshift quasar. If confirmed, this will be the fourth one discovered by China."
Han Xun:? ? ?
Han Xun was still at a loss, Wen Heshan said congratulations.
Director Tan smiled, "It's just a possibility, a suspicion, and we need to follow up and observe for a certain period of time before we can confirm whether it is true or not."
The joy of scientific research is like the excitement of an observer, and Tan Kun, who has experienced vicissitudes and losses, may be the true appearance of a researcher.
Expectations are too high and disappointment is greater, so in the face of new discoveries, they are always emotionally restrained, and when they leave, they are as calm as when they came.
Director Tan kept explaining quasars on the way back.
The suspected target locked tonight is 100 billion light-years away from the earth. It is the brightest celestial body in the universe. However, its bright energy comes from phagocytosis. Energy, which is eventually observed by telescopes on Earth.
Han Xun listened to him talk about the process of celestial bodies annexing and disappearing each other, and felt a kind of indifference emanating from the vast universe.
It seems that in countless science fiction novels, there will be brutal attacks by high-level civilizations on low-level civilizations.
On the road swept by quasars, even black holes are not its opponents.
Back in the room, Han Xun couldn't fall asleep at all.
He took out his computer and modified the plot.
Maybe it was the ruthless and cruel quasar that shocked him, maybe it was the law of celestial phenomena that swallowed each other that infected him.
Han Xun finally thought of how to solve the boringness in "Catcher at Twilight Line".
Astronomy should never be divorced from ancient and mysterious prophecies.
Just as the extinction of dinosaurs is related to astronomy, human beings living on earth should naturally be in awe of the distant universe.
The protagonists of "Twilight Line Catcher" are in the world's oldest scientific research, how could they not be interested in the same ancient mysterious prophecies.
Even if they don't believe in the end of the world, they should believe in this starry sky that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and the romance that continues.
Therefore, the astronomy researchers in the script have all heard a prophecy long, long ago.
They sat solemnly in the lively cafeteria and talked about the mysterious "five stars from the east to benefit China" on the brocade armguards of the Shu land in the Han Dynasty. On September 2040, 9, as scientific researchers, they must pay close attention to this trend. Maybe they can publish a metaphysics paper and suddenly become famous.
Not only that, but Gao Wei, one of the postgraduate students who is knowledgeable about the past and the present, talked about the visions that happened in China in the previous Five-Star Lianzhu, and provided enough data support for China to dominate the world in 2040.
A group of young astronomy researchers suddenly became experts in metaphysics. From the five-star lianzhu discussion to the obsessive guarding of the heart, they talked about the strange appearance of the sage "when the purple light comes out, the world is safe".
Because the discussion was too heated, even the head of the station came over and listened seriously to them telling about the glorious deeds of the ancients who watched the sky at night to tell fortunes.
However, the heroine Lin Xiaorou's expressionless face shattered the mysterious fantasy of Gao Wei, an astronomy nerd.
Gao Wei, who had delayed his graduation for a year, laughed and shouted, "Lin Bo, I will definitely graduate from this project."
Lin Xiaorou said indifferently: "Hurry up and get ready after dinner, if this project is delayed, we will never even think about graduating."
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