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Detailed annotated view of a section of the Large Magellanic Cloud
Thisspectacular new image from the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope at ESO’s La Silla Observatory in Chile reveals a celestial menagerie of different objects and phenomena in part of the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small companion galaxy to our own Milky Way. Many clusters are visible including an unusually young globular cluster and the remains of a brilliant supernovae explosion. A selection of objects are labelled and shown as enlarged cutouts.
Crédit:ESO
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso1021b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Date de publication: | 1 juin 2010 16:00 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1021 |
| Taille: | 5000 x 3078 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | LMC |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Irregular |
| Distance: | 170000 années lumière |
| Catégorie: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Télescope |
|---|---|
| Visible B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Visible V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Infrarouge I | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |