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English: The spectacular star-forming Carina Nebula has been captured in great detail by the VLT Survey Telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory. This picture was taken with the help of Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile, during his visit to the observatory on 5 June 2012 and was released on the occasion of the new telescope’s inauguration in Naples on 6 December 2012.
Español: La espectacular nebulosa de la Quilla, formadora de estrellas, ha sido capturada en gran detalle por el VLT Survey Telescope en el observatorio Paranal de ESO en Chile.
Polski: Spektakularna mgławica Carina uchwycona ze szczegółami przez Teleskop Badawczy VLT (ang. VLT Survey Telescope) znajdujący się w obserwatorium Paranal należącym do Europejskiego Obserwatorium Południowego.
Čeština: Detailní záběr mlhoviny Carina (Klíčová dírka) pořízená teleskopem VLT Survey Telescope v Evropské jižní observatoři ESO, v, jižní Chile.
Magyar: Nagy felbontású kép az Éta Carinae-ködről, amely a VST-vel készült az ESO Paranal Obszervatóriumában
한국어: 별의 생성이 장관을 이루는 용골자리 성운의 자세한 모습을 유럽 난방 천문대 소속 파라날 천문대 VLT 관측 망원경에서 포착했다.
Македонски: Спектакуларната ѕвездообразбена маглина Кобилица гледана од Параналската опсерваторија.
Nederlands: De sterrenvormende Carinanevel (NGC 3372) is in hoge resolutie gefotografeerd vanuit het Paranal-observatorium van de Europese Zuidelijke Sterrenwacht
Português: Nebulosa de Eta Carinae, formadora de estrelas, capturada em detalhe pelo VLT Survey Telescope do Observatório Paranal, mantido pelo Observatório Europeu do Sul, Chile.
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