Chang'e-3 success sparks star-gazing craze
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="Chang">Chang</span>'<span word="e">e</span>-3 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="surge">surge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="enthusiasm">enthusiasm</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="astronomy">astronomy</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 14, <span word="Chang">Chang</span>'<span word="e">e</span>-3 <span word="set">set</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="making">making</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="probe">probe</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cosmos">cosmos</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dream">dream</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scientists">scientists</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ouyang">Ouyang</span> <span word="Ziyuan">Ziyuan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="adviser">adviser</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="program">program</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span> 2 <span word="launch">launch</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="projects">projects</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="formed">formed</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chang">Chang</span>'<span word="e">e</span>-3 <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="Chang">Chang</span>'<span word="e">e</span>-3 <span word="landed">landed</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yutu">Yutu</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="six">six</span>-<span word="wheeled">wheeled</span> <span word="moonrover">moonrover</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jin">Jin</span> <span word="Yuxuan">Yuxuan</span>, <span word="a">a</span> 7-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="astronomy">astronomy</span> <span word="buff">buff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Taiyuan">Taiyuan</span>, <span word="Shanxi">Shanxi</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>.</p><p><span word="Astronomer">Astronomer</span> <span word="Yan">Yan</span> <span word="Xiaodong">Xiaodong</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="impossible">impossible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="Chang">Chang</span>'<span word="e">e</span>-3 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Yutu">Yutu</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> 40-<span word="cm">cm</span>-<span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observatory">observatory</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="probe">probe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rover">rover</span> <span word="are">are</span> 380,000 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="observations">observations</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gain">gain</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="Yan">Yan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hubei">Hubei</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="tubes">tubes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="an">an</span> 80-<span word="mm">mm</span>-<span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="astronomical">astronomical</span> <span word="telescope">telescope</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="craters">craters</span>.</p>
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