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Afrikaans: Hierdie beeld voer jou weg na die mees gevorderde sterrewag ter wêreld vir sigbare lig: die Baie Groot Teleskoop, geleë by ESO se Paranal-sterrewag in Chili. Die skadufiguur wat die naghemel van die stellasie af betrag is fotograaf Babak Tafreshi, afgeneem deur sy mede-fotoambassadeur Petr Horálek. Plaas jouself momenteel in Babak of Petr se skoene. Hier is jy koning van die kosmos. Die ligging is stil, eensaam en donker. Jy staar opwaarts na die onbelemmerde Chileense naglug, wat weens die besonder lae vlakke van ligbesoedeling of waterdamp, asembenemende nagtelike vistas oplewer wat enige sterrekyker of astrofotograaf sal behaag. Met jou getroue kamera gereed, wag daar 'n nag van uitmuntende fotografie-geleenthede op jou. Jy sien uit na die uur na onbelemmerde uur waarin die naghemel gedokumenteer kan word, sonder enige vrees vir oortrokke weer wat die toneel onvoorsiens kan versluier. Die Groot Magellaanse Wolk is in die middel van die sterreveld sigbaar, terwyl Canopus, die helderste ster in die sterrebeeld Carina (die skeepskiel) regs bo oor die toneel waghou. Petr het hierdie foto geneem tydens deelname aan die ESO Fulldome-ekspedisie, waartydens 'n span na Chili gereis het om aanskoulike beelde te bekom vir gebruik in die ESO se Supernova-planetarium en -besoekersentrum. Die ESO Supernova is tans in aanbou by die ESO-hoofkwartier in Garching naby München, Beiere, en sal na verwagting laat in 2017 oopgestel word.
English: This image transports you to the most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory in the world: the Very Large Telescope (VLT), located at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. The shadowy figure gazing at the dark skies is photographer Babak Tafreshi, as captured by his fellow ESO Photo Ambassador Petr Horálek.

For a moment, place yourself in Babak’s — or indeed Petr’s — shoes. Here, you are king of the cosmos. The site is silent, dark, still. You stare up at the pristine Chilean night sky, which, with its extremely low levels of both light pollution and water vapour, offers spectacular nighttime scenery to delight any astrophotographer or stargazer. With your trusty camera on hand, a night of amazing photo opportunities lies ahead; you anticipate spending clear hour after clear hour documenting the heavens, with no fear of cloudy weather appearing, uninvited, to spoil the view.

The Large Magellanic Cloud is visible at the centre of the frame, while Canopus, the brightest star in the constellation Carina (The Keel), watches over the starry scene to the upper right.

Petr took this image while participating in the ESO Fulldome Expedition, during which a team travelled to Chile to gather spectacular images for use in ESO’s Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre. The ESO Supernova is currently under construction at ESO Headquarters in Garching (near Munich), Germany, and is due to open in late 2017.
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Author P. Horálek/ESO

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