The star cluster NGC 2100 in context
This image shows the dramatic surroundings of the star cluster NGC 2100 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The picture is dominated by the Tarantula Nebula, the most active star formation region in the Local Group of galaxies that includes the Milky Way. This picture was created from images taken in visible light by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso1133c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 September 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1133 |
| Size: | 5128 x 2580 px |
About the Object
| Name: | NGC 2100, Tarantula Nebula |
| Type: | Local Universe : Nebula Local Universe : Star : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
| Category: | Nebulae Star Clusters |
Image Formats
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical B | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical OIII | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical V | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |
| Optical H-alpha | MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope WFI |