当科学和摄影发生冲突时，才会有精彩的事情发生

From the intricate lace-like structure of a telescope to a shiny, closeup of an ebony stag beetle, there are moments when photography shatters the mystery of science.

从望远镜错综复杂的蕾丝状结构到乌木雄鹿甲虫闪亮的特写镜头，摄影有时会打破科学之谜。

Aware of that intriguing connection, the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) launched the Science Photographer of the Yearcompetition where images must "show science being done, show how photography helps science or how science impacts upon our daily lives."

意识到这一有趣的联系，英国皇家摄影学会(RPS)发起了年度科学摄影师大赛，参赛作品必须“展示科学的成果，展示摄影如何帮助科学，或者科学如何影响我们的日常生活。”

'Stag Beetle' (Photo: Viktor Sykora/Royal Photographic Society)

For example, the image above by Viktor Sykora was created using light microscopy. It's a stag beetle magnified five times. It's one of the competition's shortlisted entries that will be exhibited at the Science Museum in London from Oct. 7 through Jan. 5, 2020.

例如，上面由维克托·西科拉拍摄的照片就是用光学显微镜拍摄的。这是一只放大了五倍的雄鹿甲虫。这是入围作品之一，将于2020年10月7日至1月5日在伦敦科学博物馆展出。

Here's a look at some of the other captivating shortlisted entries with descriptions provided by the photographers.

以下是一些其他迷人的入围作品与摄影师提供的描述。

'Lovell Telescope'

“洛弗尔望远镜”

'Lovell Telescope' (Photo: Marge Bradshaw/Royal Photographic Society)

"I have always been fascinated with the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank since I went on a school trip as a child," says photographer Marge Bradshaw of the telescope in northwest England.

“自从我小时候参加学校组织的一次旅行后，我就一直对约德尔班克的洛弗尔望远镜着迷，”英国西北部望远镜的摄影师玛姬·布拉德肖说。

'North American Nebula'

北美星云

'NGC7000 North American Nebula' (Photo: Dave Watson/Royal Photographic Society)

"The remarkable shape of the nebula resembles that of the continent of North America, complete with a prominent Gulf of Mexico. The Cygnus Wall, a term for the 'Mexico and Central America part' of the North America Nebula, exhibits the most concentrated star formations in the nebula."

“星云的形状与北美大陆相似，并有一个突出的墨西哥湾。天鹅座墙，北美星云的‘墨西哥和中美洲部分’的一个术语，展示了星云中最密集的恒星形成。”

'Safety Corona'

“安全电晕”

'Safety Corona' (Photo: Richard Germain/Royal Photographic Society)

"A safety pin is connected to a high tension AC generator. The pin ionizes the air around it. When the electrons fall back on an atom, the excess energy is emitted as a photon, which generate the corona glow around the pin. The fuzziness of the pin is because the camera did not actually capture light reflected on the pin but rather the light emitted by the ionized light around it."

一个安全别针连接到一个高压交流发电机。别针使它周围的空气电离。当电子落回到原子上时，多余的能量以光子的形式释放出来，从而在大头针周围产生电晕辉光。针脚的模糊性是因为相机并没有捕捉到针脚上反射的光，而是捕捉到了针脚周围电离光发出的光。”

'Calmness of Eternity'

“永恒的平静”

'Calmness of Eternity' (Photo: Yevhen Samuchenko/Royal Photographic Society)

"The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy with a diameter between 150,000 and 200,000 light-years. It is estimated to contain 100 to 400 billion stars."

“银河系是包含太阳系的星系，它的名字描述了该星系在地球上的样子:夜空中由肉眼无法单独分辨的恒星形成的朦胧光带。银河系是一个棒状螺旋星系，直径在15万到20万光年之间。据估计，它包含了1000亿到4000亿颗恒星。”