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English: When night falls, ESO's observatories spring to life. Astronomers and technicians take their positions, and telescopes are pointed skywards. This image shows the pristine skies over ESO's Paranal Observatory in the Chilean Atacama Desert, far away from city lights.

Here, ESO photo ambassador Gabriel Brammer has captured the serene beauty of the Milky Way from the platform of the Very Large Telescope. The four massive blocks in the bottom of the image are the four VLT Unit Telescopes, each of them housing incredibly precise 8.2-metre mirrors. Scattered around are the VLT's Auxiliary Telescopes, easily identifiable due to their round, white domes. The bright spot to the left is the Moon, shining as brightly as if it were the Sun, and to the right, the shadow of the photographer can be seen, waving to the viewer with outstretched arms.

The entire night sky is visible due to Brammer's use of a fisheye lens, creating this circular effect with the ground bordering the frame.
Русский: Когда спускается ночь, в обсерваториях ESO наступает рабочая пора. Астрономы и техники занимают свои места, телескопы наводятся на объекты наблюдений. На этом фото - девственно чистый, как в древности, небосвод над обсерваторией ESO Паранал в чилийской пустыне Атакама, вдалеке от городских огней.

Фото-посланник ESO (ESO photo ambassador) Габриэль Браммер (Gabriel Brammer) запечатлел на своем снимке безмятежную красоту Млечного Пути с наблюдательной площадки Очень Большого Телескопа (VLT). Четыре крупных блока в нижней части изображения – это четыре Базовых Телескопа VLT (Unit Telescopes), каждый с 8.2-метровым главным зеркалом, изготовленным с фантастической точностью. По периметру изображения видны Вспомогательные телескопы VLT (Auxiliary Telescopes), которые легко узнать их круглым белым куполам. Яркое пятно слева - Луна, сияющая ярко, будто Солнце, а справа – тень от фотографа, машущего зрителям руками.

Весь небосвод целиком поместился на снимке благодаря тому, что Браммер использовал объектив «рыбий глаз».
Deutsch: Wenn die Nacht hereinbricht, beginnt an den Observatorien der ESO das Leben. Astronomen und Techniker gehen an die Arbeit und die Teleskope werden auf den Himmel gerichtet. Dieses Bild zeigt den unberührten Nachthimmel über dem Paranal-Observatorium der ESO in der chilenischen Atacamawüste, weit abseits von den Lichtern der Städte.

Hier hat ESO-Fotobotschafter Gabriel Brammer die ruhige Schönheit der Milchstraße von der Plattform des Very Large Telescope aufgenommen. Die vier massiven Blöcke am unteren Bildrand sind die Schutzbauten der vier VLT-Hauptteleskope. In jedem von ihnen steckt ein hochpräziser Spiegel mit 8,2 Metern Durchmesser. Über das Bild verstreut sind die VLT-Hilfsteleskope zu sehen, die leicht an ihren runden, weißen Kuppeln zu erkennen sind. Bei dem hellen Punkt auf der linken Seite, der so hell scheint, dass er die Sonne sein könnte, handelt es sich um den Mond. Auf der rechten Seite ist der Schatten des Fotografen zu sehen, der dem Betrachter mit ausgestreckten Armen winkt.

Da Brammer eine Fischaugenlinse verwendet hat, die das Bild so verzerrt, dass der Erdboden die Umrandung des Bildes ausmacht, ist gleichzeitig der gesamte Nachthimmel sichtbar.
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