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 Just as I arrived at UCLA with my first faculty1 position, everything was falling into place in terms of the ability to answer this question at the centre of our galaxy2. The telescopes were getting bigger so you had the due ability to see fine details. We had an explosion in infrared3 technology, which meant that we could detect the kind of light that the stars emit that you could actually see here on earth, get through all light dust. 

 
The challenge was developing a telescope capable of overcoming the blurring4 effects of the Earth's atmosphere. Using lasers and specially5 developed software, Ghez developed a telescope that made constant adjustments to tune6 out atmospheric7 distortion. 
 
We had a huge amount of skepticism. No one had ever done this. But as I told my students, “Never take no for an answer”, so you will find somebody that will help you out, use some telescope time and let you do a proof of concept to show that, yes, this technology will work. And it's freshman8 physics that tells you that if the technology works you should be able to see something if it isn't in the black hole. 
 
With her new telescope, the final obstacle to see into the centre of our galaxy had been removed. It was now possible to see an unprecedented9 detail right into the area where the black hole was believed to be hiding.

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1 faculty HhkzK     
n.才能；学院，系；(学院或系的)全体教学人员
参考例句：
  • He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
  • He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。
2 galaxy OhoxB     
n.星系；银河系；一群(杰出或著名的人物)
参考例句：
  • The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
  • The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
3 infrared dx0yp     
adj./n.红外线(的)
参考例句：
  • Infrared is widely used in industry and medical science.红外线广泛应用于工业和医学科学。
  • Infrared radiation has wavelengths longer than those of visible light.红外辐射的波长比可见光的波长长。
4 blurring e5be37d075d8bb967bd24d82a994208d     
n.模糊，斑点甚多，（图像的）混乱v.（使）变模糊( blur的现在分词 )；（使）难以区分
参考例句：
  • Retinal hemorrhage, and blurring of the optic dise cause visual disturbances. 视网膜出血及神经盘模糊等可导致视力障碍。 来自辞典例句
  • In other ways the Bible limited Puritan writing, blurring and deadening the pages. 另一方面，圣经又限制了清教时期的作品，使它们显得晦涩沉闷。 来自辞典例句
5 specially Hviwq     
adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地
参考例句：
  • They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
  • The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。
6 tune NmnwW     
n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整
参考例句：
  • He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
  • The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。
7 atmospheric 6eayR     
adj.大气的，空气的；大气层的；大气所引起的
参考例句：
  • Sea surface temperatures and atmospheric circulation are strongly coupled.海洋表面温度与大气环流是密切相关的。
  • Clouds return radiant energy to the surface primarily via the atmospheric window.云主要通过大气窗区向地表辐射能量。
8 freshman 1siz9r     
n.大学一年级学生(可兼指男女)
参考例句：
  • Jack decided to live in during his freshman year at college.杰克决定大一时住校。
  • He is a freshman in the show business.他在演艺界是一名新手。
9 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

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