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ParkSung-chol/Club‘Byul’ofSogangUniv.
By KimRo-na
learned watching the stars can be difficult after I
Guestreporterof TheArgus
movedtoSeoultoattendcollege.
Argus:Oh,yes,theskyofSeoulonlyshows
M
ars, Saturn, Venus and Earth, Jupiter,
less than 10 stars. I mean if I look carefully
Saturn. You know these are the names
enough, I might find more. How many stars
of the planets. Also, you know that
can be found in the sky? There should be an
already there are zillions of stars and other parts of
infinite number of stars, aren’t there?
the universe that human beings have not yet
Because of Seoul’s air pollution we cannot
explored, and there might be other creatures in our
seethemwellenough,right?
spacetoo. Astronomerssaythegalaxyisexpending
Kim: In fact, even if you are in some rural
atthespeedoflight.Fromthis,theycanstudytofind
country, you can only count approximately 3000
the traces of the beginning of our solar system, and
starsinthenightsky,becauseyoucanonlyseethe
then, maybe we can find where we come from. Stars
sky from the vantage point of your hemisphere.
MilkyWayrising
arethemostdistantphysicalobjectswecanstudy.We
Even if the sky looks so broad that you are
canfindthestarsandthemoonmosteasilyinthenight
lookingatcountlessofstars,youareseeingonly
sky, and they have surely attracted the eyes of people
half the sky. About Seoul’s sky, it is not
andinspiredustobroadenourimaginations.
onlybecauseofairpollution.Starsarehard
Greatsciencehasbeendevelopedbypeoplewholookedat
to find thanks to developed light
thenightsky.ThinkabouttheworkofCopernicus,Galileo,
technologies in big cities. The so-called
Newton,andEinstein.AndifyouwerelivingintheAgeof
“Illumination Pollution” makes the sky too
Exploration,youwouldhavehadtolearnhowtoreadstars,
bright to distinguish the stars because of the
so you could navigate. However, nowadays in Korea,
brightness of the buildings in cities exceeds
thebrightnessofstars.
studying stars and the universe sounds impractical and
closertoadreamthanreality.
Bylisteningtoworriesofthescarcitynewmembersfor
Argus: I heard an architect that some
clubs other than some resumes related clubs, The Argus
cities in other countries limit the
cannot criticize a student who does not want to be fooled
brightnesswhentheygivebuildingpermit
by spending time not working on their resumes. This
and unlike them, Seoul does not yet give
sophisticated living philosophy of the young generation
much concern on limiting the city’s
reflectshowthisturbulentandcompetitiveKoreansociety
outdoor signboards at night. To learn
has threatened students about their future and not given
about the stars, people must go to
Themovingpathofthe
spacetothemtofindwhattheyreallywanttostudyand
suburbanareas,right?
constellationOrion
Kim: Well, if you want to see thousands of
howtheywanttolive.Onthisissue,TheArgushasmet
Kim Ji-hyeon, a science book author and a former
starsatnight,youshouldgotoveryremotearea
researcherofAnSungObservatoryandlistenedtohisstoryandhowhe
where there are almost no lights. However, to
liveswithhisloveofstars.
learn how to read the stars, I recommend small or medium sized cities
with not too many outdoor signboards and low building density. In big
Space,suchanextraordinarymuseumwithendless
citiesyouonlygettoseethebrighteststarsinthenightsky.
collections
Argus: Hello, two weeks ago, I saw the moon, I mean the
Argus: So I can find the polar star, and maybe some of the
surfaceofthemoonforthefirsttimeinmylifeandcannotbelieve
brighteststarseasilyinsmallercities?
it was real, not a photo. I was more astonished than I expected.
Kim: Yes, probably in small cities. Though, the polar star is not the
Howdidyougetinvolvedinthisspecialrelationshiptothestars?
brighteststarinthenightsky.Astarinabitdistantfromthepolarstaris
Kim:Tome,sincemychildhood,watchingthestarsisnothingspecial.
much brighter. In fact, the polar star is second-class star. However,
Itisnaturaltolookuptheskiesandfindstars.Asaboygrowingupin
because finding the polar star is the key point in reading the sky and
Gwangwon-do, the clear dark blue sky has showed stars. Stars shined
findingdirectionsinthenight,especiallywhenyouarelost.Ifwelookup
andthedarkblueskiesbroughtmethewonderfulmomentsofmylife.I
inthenightsky,thepolarstaristheonlystarthatdoesnotmovebecause
DECEMBER 2008

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