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English: In this electrifying image, taken on Friday 7 June 2013, a furious thunderstorm is discharging its mighty rage over Cerro Paranal. The colossal enclosures of the four VLT Unit Telescopes, each one the size of an eight-storey building, are dwarfed under the hammering of the powerful storm.

In the left of the image, a solitary star has emerged to witness the show — a single point of light against an obscured sky. This star is Procyon, a bright binary star in the constellation of Canis Minor (The Lesser Dog).

Clouds over ESO’s Paranal Observatory are a rare sight. On average, the site experiences an astonishing 330 clear days every year. Lightning is even rarer, as the observatory is located in one of the driest places in the world: the Atacama Desert in Northern Chile, 2600 metres above sea level. If there are any clouds, most of the time the observatory stands above them.

Over a 16-year period working as an engineer on Paranal, ESO photo ambassador Gerhard Hüdepohl had seen lightning there just once before — so he grabbed his camera and ventured out into the elements to capture this unique sight.
Deutsch: Auf diesem elektrisierenden Bild, aufgenommen am Freitag, dem 7. Juni 2013, entlädt ein wilder Gewittersturm seinen gewaltigen Zorn über dem Cerro Paranal. Die riesigen Schutzbauten der vier VLT-Hauptteleskope, jedes von ihnen mit einer Höhe von einem achtstöckigen Gebäude, erscheinen klein unter den Einschlägen des gewaltigen Sturms.

Am linken Bildrand ist ein Stern hervorgekommen, um die Show zu beobachten – ein einzelner Lichtpunkt am verdunkelten Himmel. Es handelt sich um Prokyon, einen hellen Doppelstern im Sternbild Kleiner Hund.

Schon Wolken sind am Paranal-Observatorium der ESO nur selten anzutreffen. Im Schnitt gibt es pro Jahr erstaunliche 330 klare Tage. Blitze sind noch seltener, da das Observatorium einer der trockensten Orte auf der Welt ist: Die Atacamawüste im Norden Chiles, 2600 Meter über dem Meeresspiegel gelegen. Wenn Wolken vorhanden sind, liegt das Observatorium die meiste Zeit über ihnen.

Während seiner 16-jährigen Arbeitszeit als Ingenieur am Paranal hat ESO-Fotobotschafter Gerhard Hüdepohl zuvor nur einmal Blitze gesehen – deshalb griff er sich sofort seine Kamera und wagte sich in die Elemente hinaus, um diese einzigartige Ansicht aufzunehmen.
Português: Nesta imagem electrificante, tirada na sexta-feira dia 7 de junho de 2013, uma tempestade violenta descarregava a sua fúria sobre o Cerro Paranal. As cúpulas colossais dos quatro Telescópios Principais do VLT, cada uma com o tamanho de um edifício de oito andares, parecem minúsculas sob o martelar da violenta tempestade.

Do lado esquerdo da imagem, uma estrela solitária aparece para admirar o espectáculo - o único ponto de luz num céu escuro. Trata-se da estrela Procion, uma estrela binária brilhante situada na constelação do Cão Menor.

É muito raro verem-se nuvens sobre o Observatório do Paranal do ESO. Em média, o local desfruta de uns impressionantes 330 dias limpos por ano. O aparecimento de relâmpagos é ainda mais raro, já que o observatório se situa num dos locais mais secos do planeta: o deserto do Atacama no norte do Chile, 2600 metros acima do nível do mar. Mesmo que haja algumas nuvens, o observatório encontra-se, na maioria das vezes, por cima delas.

Gerhard Hüdepohl, Embaixador Fotográfico do ESO, apenas tinha visto relâmpagos no local uma vez, num período de 16 anos a trabalhar como engenheiro no Paranal. Por isso e perante o espectáculo, Gerhard agarrou na sua máquina fotográfica e saiu a correr, enfrentando os elementos de modo a capturar esta vista única.
Русский: На этом снимке, сделанном в пятницу 7 июня 2013, над Серро Паранал грохочет гроза. Даже огромные башни четырех Базовых телескопов VLT, каждая размером с восьмиэтажный дом, кажутся маленькими под мощными ударами стихии.

В левой части снимка видна одинокая звезда – единственный на всем темном небе свидетель игры земных стихий. Это Процион, яркая двойная звезда в созвездии Малого Пса.

Облака над обсерваторией ESO Паранал – довольно редкое зрелище, так как в году в среднем бывает 330 ясных дней. Молнии случаются и того реже, так как обсерватория расположена в одном из самых сухих мест в мире, в пустыне Атакама на севере Чили, на высоте 2600 метров над уровнем моря. Если и собираются облака, они большей частью лежат ниже обсерватории.

За 16 лет работы инженером в обсерватории Паранал фото-посол ESO Герхард Хюдеполь (Gerhard Hüdepohl) видел молнию только один раз. Поэтому он взял камеру и вышел навстречу стихии, чтобы запечатлеть это уникальное явление.
Türkçe: 7 Haziran 2013'de çekilen bu heyecanlandırıcı görüntüde kızgın fırtına güçlü öfkesini Cerro Paranal üzerine boşaltıyor. Dört VLT Birim Teleskop'un her biri sekiz katlı yapı boyutunda olan kocaman kubbeleri, güçlü fırtınanın ezici etkisi altında cüce kalıyor.

Görüntünün sol tarafında, gizlenmiş gökyüzüne karşı tek bir noktadaki ışık olan yalnız bir yıldız gösteriye tanıklık etmek için ortaya çıkmıştır. Procyon adlı bu yıldız Küçük Köpek takımyıldızında bulunan (Canis Minor) parlak bir çift yıldız sistemidir.

ESO’nun Paranal Gözlemevi’nin üzerindeki bulutlar nadir görülen bir manzaradır. Bölge, hayret verici bir şekilde her yıl ortalama 330 açık gün geçirir. 2600 rakımlı Kuzey Şili’deki dünyanın en kurak yerlerinden biri olan Atacama Çölü’nde yerleşmiş bir gözlemevi için yıldırım daha da nadir bir olaydır. Eğer hiç bulut yoksa çoğu zaman gözlemevi onların üzerinde duruyordur.

Paranal’da 16 yıldan fazla mühendis olarak çalışan ESO fotoğraf elçisi Gerhard Hüdepohl yıldırımı henüz bir kez gördükten sonra fotoğraf makinesini kaptı ve bu eşsiz manzaranın öğelerini yakalamak için girişimde bulundu.
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